Professor Joy Harjo has been awarded this year's Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. The Academy's highest honor, the Wallace Stevens Award is given annually for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry" and carries a $100,000 prize. Past winners have included W. S. Merwin, Louise Glück, Galway Kinell, and Philip Levine. Congratulations, Professor Harjo!
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Joy Harjo Wins 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from Academy of American Poets
Professor Joy Harjo has been awarded this year's Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. The Academy's highest honor, the Wallace Stevens Award is given annually for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry" and carries a $100,000 prize. Past winners have included W. S. Merwin, Louise Glück, Galway Kinell, and Philip Levine. Congratulations, Professor Harjo!
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