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The Academy of American Poets Prize
The Academy of American Poets Prize recognizes the best single poem written by a Bradley University student. Administered by the Academy of American Poets in New York at nearly two hundred colleges and universities throughout the United States, the prize has been awarded to some our country's finest poets during their collegiate years. In fact, many well-known poets won their first recognition through the Academy College Prize, including Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Alice Fulton, Li-Young Lee, Sylvia Plath, Mark Strand, and Charles Wright. The prizewinner receives a $100 award from the Academy, and finalists receive certificates of award presented by the English Department.
~Some poems may contain explicit language~
2009 Winner
Ben Sparks - "rosetta stone - rainy may 27"
Honorable Mention Awardees - William Ankrum, Anne Creighton, Sarah Duncan, Isaac Aberle, Chelsea Pfiester
2008 Co-Winners
Jene Mitchell - "It Ain't Different" AUDIO
Douglas Luman - "A Poem For My Father's Memories" AUDIO
James Shadid - "Just a Friend" AUDIO
2007 Winner
Robert Quinlivan - "Easter Grass"
2007 Honorable Mention
Michelle Cusack Janeil Davis
Lisa Huberman Danielle Jackson
Douglas Luman Aaron Reisberg
Bailey Shaw
2006 Co-Winners
Tyler Clark - Poem
Megan Hodge - Poem
2006 Honorable Mention
Zach Bloom, Lisa Huberman, Mark Liebenow, Samuel Pettyjohn
2005 Winner
Lindsey Ronfeldt - Poem "Babysitter"
2005 Honorable Mention
Fallon Allison, Tyler Clark, Matt Dietz, Andrew Galligan, Lisa Huberman, Mark Liebenow, Stephanie Mader, Robert Musser, Staci Perkins, Samuel Pettyjohn, Laurie Reeves