Poetry Foundation Honors Big Names and New Voices | Charlotte News

Poetry’s big night just dropped: Robert Pinsky wins the Ruth Lilly Prize with $100K for a lifetime of groundbreaking work, while Nikki Grimes launches as Young People’s Poet Laureate with $25K to ignite poetry in classrooms and communities. Luis Javier Rodriguez and Jason Schneiderman also shine with Pegasus Awards for Service and Criticism, and Meg Day becomes the first recipient of the new Pegasus Poetry Book Prize — $10K for her debut collection “Sound Lasso.” All honors from the Poetry Foundation, founded in 2003 by Ruth Lilly’s legacy, spotlight poets at every stage — legends, activists, critics, and emerging voices over forty. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/65fdaf193f015556