Finalist: The Figured Wheel , by Robert Pinsky (Farrar Straus Giroux )
The Jury
The Jury
Rita Dove(chair )*
poet, Commonwealth Professor of English
Mary Karr
poet, professor of literature and creative writing
Alan Williamson
poet, professor of English
Winners in Poetry
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.