The Lucille Medwick Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America. It was "established by Maury Medwick in memory of his wife, the poet and editor, for an original poem in any form on a humanitarian theme.""PSA Annual Awards Guidelines" Web page at the Web site of the Poetry Society of America, accessed December 18, 2006
Each winner receives a $500 prize.
Winners 2025: Ina Cariño, Judge: Natalie Scenters-Zapico 2024: Cindy Juyoung Ok, Judge: Sandra Lim 2023: D.S. Waldman, Judge: Jennifer Foerster 2022: Allison Benis White, Judge: Cameron Awkward-Rich 2021: Devon Walker-Figueroa, Judge: Amit Majmudar 2020: Melissa Studdard, Judge: Ruth Ellen Kocher 2019: Cecily Parks, Judge: Rosa Alcalá Finalists: Michael Dumanis, M. Soledad Caballero 2018: Molly Spencer, Judge: Maggie Smith Finalists: Benjamin Paloff, Kevin Prufer 2017: Hadara Bar-Nadav, Judge: Francisco Aragón 2016: Kaveh Akbar, Judge: Yona Harvey 2015: Sandra Meek, Judge: Fady Joudah Finalists: Adam O. Davis, Sara Henning 2014: David Welch, Judge: Jericho Brown Finalists: Janet McAdams, G.C. Waldrop 2013: Gary Young, Judge: Patricia Smith Finalists: Bruce Bond, Diana Khoi Nguyen 2012: Suji Kwock Kim, Judge: Ilya Kaminsky, Finalist: Rebecca Morgan Frank 2011: Kerri Webster, Judge: Nikky Finney 2010: Sandra Stone, Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera 2009: Wayne Miller, Judge: Elizabeth Alexander 2008: Christina Pugh, Judge: Timothy Donnelly 2007: Wayne Miller, Judge: Tracy K. Smith 2006: Lynn Knight, Judge: Grace Schulman 2005: Wayne Miller, Judge: Vijay Seshadri 2004: Wayne Miller, Judge: Terrance Hayes 2003: Alan Michael Parker, Judge: Katha Pollitt 2002: Minne Bruce Pratt, Judge: Cornelius Eady 2001: Mary Jane Nealon
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See also Poetry Society of America List of American literary awards List of poetry awards List of years in poetry
External links Poetry Society of America main awards Web page Gary Young