For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Collected Poems , by Howard Nemerov (Univ. of Chicago )
The Jury
The Jury
James Dickey(Chair)
Poet-in-Residence and First Carolina Professor of English, University of South Carolina
James Applewhite
Professor of English, Duke University
Helen Vendler
Professor of English, Boston University
Winners in Poetry
1978 Prize Winners
William Safire
For commentary on the Bert Lance affair.
Walter Kerr
For articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career.