PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
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The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is a major American literary prize presented by PEN America that honors a poet whose distinguished body of work represents a notable and enduring contribution to the art of poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Context triple: [PEN America awards, hasPart, PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry]
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A.
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring a poet's lifetime achievement and outstanding contribution to poetry.
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B.
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
The Bollingen Prize for Poetry is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
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C.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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D.
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
The Ingram Merrill Foundation Award was a private arts grant given by the Ingram Merrill Foundation to support writers and other artists, often recognizing emerging or mid-career talent.
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E.
Wallace Stevens Award
The Wallace Stevens Award is a prestigious American poetry prize presented by the Academy of American Poets to honor a poet’s outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Target entity description: The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is a major American literary prize presented by PEN America that honors a poet whose distinguished body of work represents a notable and enduring contribution to the art of poetry.
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A.
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring a poet's lifetime achievement and outstanding contribution to poetry.
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B.
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
The Bollingen Prize for Poetry is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
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C.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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D.
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
The Ingram Merrill Foundation Award was a private arts grant given by the Ingram Merrill Foundation to support writers and other artists, often recognizing emerging or mid-career talent.
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E.
Wallace Stevens Award
The Wallace Stevens Award is a prestigious American poetry prize presented by the Academy of American Poets to honor a poet’s outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
poetry award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
distinguished body of poetic work
ⓘ
notable and enduring contribution to the art of poetry ⓘ |
| category |
American poetry awards
ⓘ
PEN America awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency | US dollars ⓘ |
| eligibility | poets with a distinguished body of work ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1994 ⓘ |
| formerName | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://pen.org ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heinrich Böll Voelcker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Carl Phillips
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudia Rankine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Bryant Voigt NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Glück NERFINISHED ⓘ Yusef Komunyakaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN America Literary Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers and literary professionals ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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