The PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry is a $5,000 award that recognizes the high literary character of the published work to date of a new and emerging American poet of any age and the promise of further literary achievement. Poets are nominated by PEN members and may not have published more than one book of poetry. The award is made possible through a grant from The Kaplen Foundation.
This year’s jurors were Chris Abani, Linda Gregg and Matthew Zapruder. This year’s award goes to Jeffrey Yang, author of An Aquarium (2008, Graywolf Press).
