David Ferry Wins 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Posted on April 22, 2011
David Ferry is the 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient. The annual award, presented by the The Poetry Foundation, carries a $100,000 cash prize. The award honors a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the Prize is one of the most prestigious awards given to American poets.
You can read David Ferry's bio here on The Poetry Foundaton's website.
ArtsBeat says Ferry is working on a new translation of Virgil's Aenied and he will have a new collection of poetry, Bewilderment, out in 2012. Ferry also shared a poem with ArtsBeat, which you can read here.
More from Writers Write