Awards and Grants
The Poetry Foundation offers annual awards that recognize outstanding poets, books, and achievements. Grants support the fields of poetry and literary arts.
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Foundation Awards
The annual Pegasus Awards recognize poets, critics and scholars.
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Grants
The grants program supports nonprofit organizations with a core commitment to poetry and the literary arts.
Pegasus Awards
Since 2003, the Pegasus Awards ceremony has recognized the winners of the Poetry Foundation's awards, fellowships and prizes. This event includes readings, performances and discussions with awardees. Watch the 2021 Pegasus Awards Ceremony here. An audio described version of the event video is available here.
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Grants Program
In 2022, the Poetry Foundation instituted a new grants program with an initial commitment of $9 million over the first three years. The grants program is part of the Foundation's commitment to more robustly support the field of poetry and the literary arts in ways that are both more equitable and transparent.