For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror , by John Ashbery (Viking )
The Jury
The Jury
Anthony Hecht(Chair)*
John Hall Deane Professor of Rhetoric and Poetry, University of Rochester
Richard Howard*
Poet
Mark Strand*
Visiting Professor of English, University of Virginia
Winners in Poetry
1976 Prize Winners
Walter Wellesley (Red) Smith
For his commentary on sports in 1975 and for many other years.
Alan M. Kriegsman
For his critical writing about the dance during 1975.