Robert Creeley Foundation
The Robert Creeley Foundation was a poetry foundation based in Acton, Massachusetts, dedicated to honoring the legacy of American poet Robert Creeley.[1] The Foundation ceased operations in 2018.
Robert Creeley Award
The following are the winners of the Robert Creeley Award[2]:
- 2001 — Robert Creeley
- 2002 — Galway Kinnell
- 2003 — Grace Paley
- 2004 — Martín Espada
- 2005 — C. D. Wright
- 2006 — Carolyn Forché
- 2007 — Yusef Komunyakaa
- 2008 — John Ashbery
- 2009 — Sonia Sanchez
- 2010 — Gary Snyder
- 2011 — Bruce Weigl
- 2012 — Thomas Lux
- 2013 — Naomi Shihab Nye
- 2014 — Mary Ruefle
- 2015 — Ron Padgett
- 2016 — Tracy K. Smith[3]
- 2017 — Marie Howe
- 2018 — Mark Doty
Student programs
The Foundation also awarded the Helen Creeley Student Poetry Prize to honor Robert Creeley's older sister Helen, a prize-winning poet while she was a high school student, who was an early mentor to Robert.[4] The prize is awarded to one or two Massachusetts high school students each year.
References
- ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation". robertcreeleyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation » Award – Robert Creeley Award". robertcreeleyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Acton's Robert Creeley Foundation honors poet Tracy K. Smith - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation » Student – Helen Creeley Student Poetry Prize". robertcreeleyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-23.