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New York, NY (September 15, 2021)— The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 American Poets Prizes, which are among the most valuable and venerable poetry prizes in the United States. This year the […]
The Poetry Society of America is pleased to announce that Toi Derricotte is the 2020 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. Please read the full announcement at The Poetry Society of America.
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry 2012 Winner – Toi Derricotte “We are very proud to name Toi Derricotte the winner of this year’s PEN/Voelcker Award. Derricotte is the author of five books of poetry: The Undertaker’s Daughter; Tender; Captivity; Natural Birth; […]
THE POETRY CENTER AT PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012 Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement for Previous Winners of The Paterson Poetry Prize Toi Derricotte for The Undertaker’s Daughter (University of Pittsburgh Press)