The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award is awarded to scholars who have made a lasting contribution to the art and science of versification. The award was named after the poet, critic, and translator Robert Fitzgerald. It was established in 1999 at the Fifth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference. Each awardee has been interviewed at the conference by linguist and literary historian Dr. Thomas Cable of the University of Texas at Austin.
Winners 2014: Brennan O'Donnell 2012: Charles O. Hartman 2010: Thomas Cable 2009: Annie Finch 2008: Lewis Turco 2007: Robert B. Shaw 2006: John Hollander 2005: Marina Tarlinskaja 2004: Timothy Steele 2003: George T. Wright 2002: Paul Fussell 2001: Edward Weismiller 2000: T. V. F. Brogan 1999: Derek Attridge
See also
Poetry List of years in poetry List of poetry awards List of literary awards
References Thomas Cable 'The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award' in R. S. Gwynn and April Linder (editors) The West Chester University Poetry Conference: A History, Kelly-Winterton Press, New York, 2004.