For the best poem or group of poems (Before 1980 the prizes were awarded separately). Lists are not complete.
2026
Joy Fei (1st place)
Meredith Wiper (2nd place)
Jordan Speight (3rd place)
2025
Meredith Wiper, First Prize
Carrena Span, Second Prize
Poonam Agrawal, Third Prize
2024
Dhruv Shah, First Prize
Veda Velamuri, Second Prize
Ashley Nicholas, Third Prize
2023
Carsten Torgeson, First Prize
Charlotte Goyal, Second Prize
Susie Kim, Third Prize
2022
Amanda Martinez Moreno, First Prize
Archana Mandava, Second Prize
Joanna Goykhberg, Third Prize
2021
Jo Goykhberg, First Prize, tie
Kevin Pataroque, First Prize, tie
Second Place: Nicole LaReddola
David Chang, Third Prize, tie
Kytana Maldonado, Third Prize, tie
2020
Kevin Pataroque, First Prize (tie)
Adam Benjamin, First Prize (tie)
Yanquigyun Sun, Second Prize
David Chang, Third Prize
2019
Christopher Alan Cannon (1st place)
2018
Rachel Kronenberg (1st place)
McCoy Edmonds (2nd place)
Andrew Halza (3rd place)
2017
Jonathan Schaeffer (1st place)
Katherine Buerger (2nd place)
Ben Kuznets-Speck (3rd place)
Rishi Solanki (honorable mention)
2016
Benjamin Fletcher (1st place)
2015
Katherine Buerger (1st place) tie
Nardine Taleb (1st place) tie
Laura Hurst (2nd place)
2014
Steven DiSalvio (1st place)
2013
Lydia Burke (1st prize)
Kaitlyn Kooser (2nd prize)
2012
Hallie Dolin (1st prize)
Lydia Burke (2nd prize)
2011
Fatima Espiritu (1st prize)
Jack Rooney (2nd prize)
2010
1st (co-winner) Lydia Burke
1st (co-winner) Fatima Espiritu
2009
Amanda Giffi
Fatima Espiritu
Alisa Cullison
2008
Kayla Gatalica
Megan Norr
Wen Lei
2007
Kayla Gatalica
Heidi Schmidt
Chloe Farkas
2006
Sean Santa
Melissa Kerwood
Damesha Martin
2005
Rebecca Calvetti
Sean Santa
Damesha Martin
2004
Lauren Kruskall
Karen Rogers
Jean Broughton
2003
Lauren Kruskall
Rachel Ward
No third prize
2002
Christine Duhig
Lauren Kruskall
Thomas Dominic
2001
Ahalya Viswanathan
Thomas Dominic
Ron Maggiore
2000
Ahalya Viswanathan
David Pearl
1999
Alice Lin
Irving Katz
Erin Clair
James Paxton
1998
Alanna Lin
Teresa Savinell
Irving Katz
1997
James H. Paxton
Stephanie Case
Donnah Mathews
1996
Betty Huang
Toby Weingarten
1995
Anthony Kim
Moses Friedman
Donnah Mathews
E.M. Proper
1994
Sarah WIllen
Wil Paras
Genie M. Bragg
1993
Michael Azre
Christina Sutter
Kristin Dunkle
Tyler McDaniel
1992
Michael Azre
Kristina Hackel
Tia Dionne Hodge
1991
William Elmer Allison III
Damon Brett Crumpler
John Joseph Kistner
Michael Joseph Spisak
1990
John J. Kistner
Linda M. Ciritovic
Kristina J. Hackel
1989
William E. Allison
Kristiina J. Hackel
Amy K. Berlin
Jamet K. Miller
1988
Amy Berlin
John Kistner
Sabrina Flagg
Barbara Lucas
1987
Kelly Lin Smith
Jessica Branch
Rebecca Cline
Kim Goldsberry
1986
Rebecca Cline
Cynthia Sills
Sabrina Flagg
1985
Valerie Griffith
Kim Goldsberry
Susan Prendergast
Kecia Lynn
Sabrina Flagg
1984
Michael Branicky
Albert Melfo
Debbie Burney
1983
Jill Freshley
Richard Brooke
William Coffman
1982
Lawrence English
1981
Erick Bournigal
Suzanne Raschke
Steven Schultz
1980
Bonnie Jacobson
Jane Lindsey
Suzanne Raschke
EMILY HILLS FINLEY FOSTER
2001 1979
Carrie Shanafelt Stuart Reges
2000 1978
Ahalya Viswanathan Brad Gorman
1999 1977
Alice Lin Timothy Calhoun
Brad Gorman
1979 1976
Kathleen Kosko Timothy Calhoun
1978 1975
Jeanne Frank Timothy Calhoun
1977 1974
Bonnie Jacobson Joseph Urban
Osseyno Traore
1976 1973
Bonnie Jacobson James Morgan
1975
Jeanne Frank
1974
Kim Johnson
1973
Harriet Weinmann