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These poets have won the American Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, awarded since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American writer, or one of the 1918 and 1919 special awards that the organization now considers the first Poetry Pulitzers.
Harriet Monroe, founding publisher and long-time editor of Poetry magazine, wrote in an editorial (Apr.-Sept., 1922), "The award of a Pulitzer Prize of one thousand dollars to the Collected Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson is a most agreeable surprise, as this is the first Pulitzer Prize ever granted to a poet.
American poet Robert Frost received the Pulitzer Prize four times from 1924 to 1943. William Allen White received the Pulitzer Prize twice but in two different categories: Journalism in 1923 for an editorial writing and posthumously in 1947 in the category Books, Drama, and Music for his autobiography.
For articles on particular works that have been recognized by their prizes, see Category:Pulitzer Prize-winning works Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
The Pulitzer Prize Board generally selects the Pulitzer Prize Winners from the three nominated finalists in each category. The names of nominated finalists have been announced only since 1980. Work that has been submitted for Prize consideration but not chosen as either a nominated finalist or a winner is termed an entry or submission.
For biographies of the prize-winning poets, see Category:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winners. Pages in category "Pulitzer Prize for Poetry–winning works" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
Brandon Som (born August 13, 1975) [1] is an American poet. His collections include The Tribute Horse (2014) and Tripas: Poems (2023), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2024. He is an associate professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, San Diego. [2]
Henry Splawn Taylor (June 21, 1942 - October 13, 2024) was an American poet, academic, and translator. The author of more than 15 books of poems, translation, and nonfiction, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1986.