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The New Criterion Poetry Prize

The editors are pleased to announce
the the tenth annual
New Criterion Poetry Prize
for a book length manuscript of poems
that pay close attention to form.

Judges:

John Hollander, Roger Kimball,
Hilton Kramer, Greg Williamson & David Yezzi

The winner will receive $3,000 and the winning manuscript will be published by Ivan R. Dee, Chicago.

Please address manuscripts to:

The New Criterion Poetry Prize
900 Broadway, Suite 602
New York, NY 10003

"The New Criterion Poetry Prize . . . has become
a more reliable indicator of high readability
than most other poetry prizes."—Booklist

Certified check or money order for $25 must accompany
entry. (No personal checks will be accepted.)
Manuscripts should not exceed sixty pages in length.
Submissions must be postmarked no later than 30 September 2009.
Manuscripts will not be returned.
The winner will be announced in January 2010.

The editors of The New Criterion are pleased to announce that
William Virgil Davis's
Landscape and Journey
the winning manuscript of the ninth annual
New Criterion Poetry Prize
will be available for purchase from amazon.com soon.

Previous winners:

Taking the Occasion
by Daniel Brown
(2008 winner)

Daniel Brown’s book Taking the Occasion, winner of the eighth annual New Criterion poetry prize, is now available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

Foiled Again
by J. Allyn Rosser
(2007 winner)

J. Allyn Rosser’s book Foiled Again, winner of the seventh annual New Criterion poetry prize, is now available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

The God of this World to His Prophet
by Bill Coyle
(2006 winner)

Bill Coyle’s book The God of this World to His Prophet, winner of the sixth annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

Weighing Light
by Geoffrey Brock
(2005 winner)

Geoffrey Brock’s book Weighing Light, winner of the fifth annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

Zero Meridian
by Deborah Warren
(2003 winner)

Deborah Warren’s book Zero Meridian, winner of the fourth annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

Skywriting and
other poems
by Charles Tomlinson
(2002 winner)

Charles Tomlinson’s book Skywriting and Other Poems, winner of the third annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

The Thousand Wells
by Adam Kirsch
(2001 winner)

Adam Kirsch’s The Thousand Wells, winner of the second annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)

Early and Late:
Selected poems
by Donald Petersen
(2000 winner)

Donald Petersen’s Early and Late, winner of the first annual New Criterion poetry prize, is available from Ivan R. Dee. (Click here for more information.)