Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

This page contains a list with links to all of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prizes held by Waywiser Press since 2005 to date.

Judge: Mary Jo Salter

The winner of the second Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize was Erica Dawson’s Big-Eyed Afraid. For further details about the nominees, as well as an opportunity to read poems from the winner, please click the link Nominees or the related logo.

Judge: J. D. McClatchy

The winner of the first Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize was Morri Creech’s Field Knowledge. For further details about the nominees, as well as an opportunity to read poems from the winner, please click the link Nominees or the related logo.