Bishop Receives the Academy of American Poets Fellowship
The Academy of American Poets Fellowship is a $25,000 prize awarded to one poet each year to recognize distinguished poetic achievement. Established in 1946 and given in memory of James Ingram Merrill, the Academy of American Poets Fellowship was the first award of its kind in the United States. Fellows are selected each summer by majority vote of the Academy’s Board of Chancellors
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Parent Historical Events & Parent Content:
Elizabeth Bishop
Event Category:
Award [2]
End Date:
Wednesday, January 1, 1964
Start Date:
Wednesday, January 1, 1964
Source:
www.poets.org [3]