For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Flying Change , by Henry Taylor (Louisiana State University Press )
The Jury
The Jury
Louis Simpson(Chair)*
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Stony Brook University
William Matthews
Professor of English, Brooklyn College
Grace Schulman
Poetry Editor, The Nation; Professor of English, Baruch College
Winners in Poetry
1986 Prize Winners
Jimmy Breslin
For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens.
Donal Henahan
For his music criticism.