Recipients of The Maurice English Poetry Award
The year indicated is the year in which the award was made.
- 2005: Caroline Knox, He Paves the Road with Iron Bars
- 2004: R. T. Smith, The Hollow Log Lounge
- 2003: Samuel Hazo, Just Once: New and Selected Poems
- 2002: Robert Bly, The Night Abraham Called to the Stars
- 2001: Kay Ryan, Say Uncle
- 1991: Richard Fein, Kafka's Ear
- 1990: W. S. Merwin, Selected Poems
- 1989: Jean Valentine, Home Deep Blue: New and selected poems.
- 1988: David Ray, Sam's Book.
- 1987: Philip Booth, Relations
- 1986: Linda Pastan, A Fraction of Darkness
- 1985: Jane Cooper, Scaffolding: New and Selected Poems
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