Award List

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is awarded annually for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author.

105 books total  ·  70 with summaries

Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr — book cover
2026

Ars Poeticas
Juliana Spahr
New and Selected Poems by Marie Howe — book cover
2025

New and Selected Poems
Marie Howe
Tripas: Poems by Brandon Som — book cover
2024

Tripas: Poems
Brandon Som
frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss — book cover
2022

frank: sonnets
Diane Seuss
The Tradition by Jericho Brown — book cover
2020

The Tradition
Jericho Brown
Be With by Forrest Gander — book cover
2019

Be With
Forrest Gander
Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 by Frank Bidart — book cover
2018

Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016
Frank Bidart
Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian — book cover
2016

Ozone Journal
Peter Balakian
Digest by Gregory Pardlo — book cover
2015

Digest
Gregory Pardlo
3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri — book cover
2014

3 Sections
Vijay Seshadri
Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds — book cover
2013

Stag's Leap
Sharon Olds
Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith — book cover
2012

Life on Mars
Tracy K. Smith
Versed by Rae Armantrout — book cover
2010

Versed
Rae Armantrout
The Shadow of Sirius by W. S. Merwin — book cover
2009

The Shadow of Sirius
W. S. Merwin
Failure by Philip Schultz — book cover
2008

Failure
Philip Schultz
Time and Materials by Robert Hass — book cover
2008

Time and Materials
Robert Hass
Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey — book cover
2007

Native Guard
Natasha Trethewey
Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser — book cover
2005

Delights & Shadows
Ted Kooser
Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright — book cover
2004

Walking to Martha's Vineyard
Franz Wright
Moy Sand and Gravel by Paul Muldoon — book cover
2003

Moy Sand and Gravel
Paul Muldoon
Practical Gods by Carl Dennis — book cover
2002

Practical Gods
Carl Dennis
Different Hours by Stephen Dunn — book cover
2001

Different Hours
Stephen Dunn
Repair by C. K. Williams — book cover
2000

Repair
C. K. Williams
Blizzard of One by Mark Strand — book cover
1999

Blizzard of One
Mark Strand
Black Zodiac by Charles Wright — book cover
1998

Black Zodiac
Charles Wright
Alive Together: New and Selected Poems by Lisel Mueller — book cover
1997

Alive Together: New and Selected Poems
Lisel Mueller
The Dream of the Unified Field by Jorie Graham — book cover
1996

The Dream of the Unified Field
Jorie Graham
The Simple Truth by Philip Levine — book cover
1995

The Simple Truth
Philip Levine
Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems by Yusef Komunyakaa — book cover
1994

Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems
Yusef Komunyakaa
The Wild Iris by Louise Glück — book cover
1993

The Wild Iris
Louise Glück
Selected Poems by James Tate — book cover
1992

Selected Poems
James Tate
Near Changes by Mona Van Duyn — book cover
1991

Near Changes
Mona Van Duyn
The World Doesn't End by Charles Simic — book cover
1990

The World Doesn't End
Charles Simic
New and Collected Poems by Richard Wilbur — book cover
1989

New and Collected Poems
Richard Wilbur
Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems by William Meredith — book cover
1988

Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems
William Meredith
Thomas and Beulah by Rita Dove — book cover
1987

Thomas and Beulah
Rita Dove
The Flying Change by Henry S. Taylor — book cover
1986

The Flying Change
Henry S. Taylor
Yin by Carolyn Kizer — book cover
1985

Yin
Carolyn Kizer
American Primitive by Mary Oliver — book cover
1984

American Primitive
Mary Oliver
The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath — book cover
1982

The Collected Poems
Sylvia Plath
Selected Poems by Donald Justice — book cover
1980

Selected Poems
Donald Justice
Collected Poems by Howard Nemerov — book cover
1978

Collected Poems
Howard Nemerov
Divine Comedies by James Merrill — book cover
1977

Divine Comedies
James Merrill
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery — book cover
1976

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
John Ashbery
The Dolphin by Robert Lowell — book cover
1974

The Dolphin
Robert Lowell
Up Country by Maxine Kumin — book cover
1973

Up Country
Maxine Kumin
Collected Poems by James Wright — book cover
1972

Collected Poems
James Wright
Untitled Subjects by Richard Howard — book cover
1970

Untitled Subjects
Richard Howard
The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht — book cover
1968

The Hard Hours
Anthony Hecht
At the End of the Open Road by Louis Simpson — book cover
1964

At the End of the Open Road
Louis Simpson
Pictures from Brueghel by William Carlos Williams — book cover
1963

Pictures from Brueghel
William Carlos Williams
Poems by Alan Dugan — book cover
1962

Poems
Alan Dugan
Times Three: Selected Verse From Three Decades by Phyllis McGinley — book cover
1961

Times Three: Selected Verse From Three Decades
Phyllis McGinley
Promises: Poems 1954-1956 by Robert Penn Warren — book cover
1958

Promises: Poems 1954-1956
Robert Penn Warren
Poems: North & South – A Cold Spring by Elizabeth Bishop — book cover
1956

Poems: North & South – A Cold Spring
Elizabeth Bishop
The Waking by Theodore Roethke — book cover
1954

The Waking
Theodore Roethke
Collected Poems by Marianne Moore — book cover
1952

Collected Poems
Marianne Moore
Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks — book cover
1950

Annie Allen
Gwendolyn Brooks
The Age of Anxiety by W. H. Auden — book cover
1948

The Age of Anxiety
W. H. Auden
V-Letter and Other Poems by Karl Shapiro — book cover
1945

V-Letter and Other Poems
Karl Shapiro
The Dust Which Is God by William Rose Benét — book cover
1942

The Dust Which Is God
William Rose Benét
Sunderland Capture by Leonard Bacon — book cover
1941

Sunderland Capture
Leonard Bacon
A Further Range by Robert Frost — book cover
1937

A Further Range
Robert Frost
Bright Ambush by Audrey Wurdemann — book cover
1935

Bright Ambush
Audrey Wurdemann
The Flowering Stone by George Dillon — book cover
1932

The Flowering Stone
George Dillon
Collected Poems by Robert Frost — book cover
1931

Collected Poems
Robert Frost
John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benét — book cover
1929

John Brown's Body
Stephen Vincent Benét
Tristram by Edwin Arlington Robinson — book cover
1928

Tristram
Edwin Arlington Robinson
The Man Who Died Twice by Edwin Arlington Robinson — book cover
1925

The Man Who Died Twice
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson — book cover
1922

Collected Poems
Edwin Arlington Robinson
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