For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Morning of the Poem , by James Schuyler (Farrar )
The Jury
The Jury
James Dickey(Chair)
Poet-in-Residence and First Carolina Professor of English, University of South Carolina
John Ashbery*
Professor of English, Brooklyn College
Nona Balakian
Critic, New York Times Book Review
Winners in Poetry
1981 Prize Winners
Dave Anderson
For his commentary on sports.
Jonathan Yardley
For his book reviews.