Philbrick Judges
- 2010 Marge Piercy
- 2009 Marilyn Nelson
- 2008 Forrest Gander
- 2007 D.H. Melhem
- 2006 Martin Espada
- 2005 Robert Pinsky
- 2004 John Ashbery
- 2003 Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
- 2002 Stanley Moss
- 2001 Michael Harper
- 2000 Robert Creeley
- 1999 C.D. Wright
- Inaugural Reading: 1998 Richard Wilbur
Philbrick Award Recipients
- 2010 Kathleen M. Kelley: The Waiting Room
- 2009 Jennifer E. Whitten: Auction
- 2008 John Brush: Chrysalis
- 2007 Leslie McGrath: Toward Anguish
- 2006 James F. Connolly: Last Summer
- 2005 Lynn Tudor Deming: Heady Rubbish
- 2004 Justin Lacour: Mr. Gravity's Blue Holiday
- 2003 Linda Voris: AntiGraphi
- 2002 Laura Cherry: What We Planted
- 2001 Nehassaiu deGannes: Percussion Salt & Honey
- 2000 Mimi White: The Singed Horizon
- 1999 Marjorie Milligan: Coats Field
Philbrick Poetry Project Award
The Providence Athenaeum is pleased to announce that Marge Piercy has selected Kathleen M. Kelley as the 2010 honoree of the Philbrick Poetry Project competition. Her manuscript, The Waiting Room, was published in May and is now available. To purchase a copy online, click here.
To learn more about Kathleen M. Kelly and to read a sample poem from The Waiting Room, click here.
History of the Philbrick Poetry Project
The Philbrick Award was established to honor Charles and Deborah Philbrick by promoting the art of poetry in New England. Professor Philbrick taught at Brown University and published several books of poetry, including New England Suite and Nobody Laughs, Nobody Cries.
Deborah Philbrick contributed her talents throughout her lifetime to help charitable organizations and mentor many of Providence's aspiring young poets.
Submissions
Guidelines for the award are posted here.
Award Winning Chapbook Copies
Copies of the award winning chapbooks are available at the Providence Athenaeum for $5 plus $2 shipping. Please send a check with shipping instructions to the Providence Athenaeum, or call the library with credit card information. Click here for a list of available Chapbooks.