Finalist: The Other Side of the River , by Charles Wright (Random House )
The Jury
The Jury
Maxine Kumin(Chair)*
Poet and Writer
Joel Connaroe
Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
Phillip Lopate
Professor of English, University of Houston
Winners in Poetry
1985 Prize Winners
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.