Devins Award for Poetry
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The Devins Award for Poetry is an American
literary award
for a book of poetry
in the English language.
This prize of the University of Missouri Press
in Columbia
, Missouri
, USA was made possible with funding by Dr. and Mrs. A. Devins of Kansas City
, who was president of the Kansas City Jewish Community Center and a patron of the Center's American Poetry Series.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
literary award
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
for a book of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in the English language.
This prize of the University of Missouri Press
University of Missouri Press
The University of Missouri Press is a university press founded in 1958 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.-External links:*...
in Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA was made possible with funding by Dr. and Mrs. A. Devins of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, who was president of the Kansas City Jewish Community Center and a patron of the Center's American Poetry Series.
See also
- American poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of literature awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature