Walt Whitman Award

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The Walt Whitman Award is given by the Academy of American Poets to an American poet who has never before published a book of poetry. The award, named in honour of American Poet Walt Whitman, was established in 1975 and includes publication of a first book, a cash prize of $5,000, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Louisiana State University Press currently publishes the winning manuscript, which is chosen by an eminent poet.... more
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  • 1975

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Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry that was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934. In 1998, Dinitia Smith described it as "a venerable body at the symbolic center of the American poetry establishment." The Academy...

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