Annal:1981 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
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Results of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize in the year 1981. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
The Collected Poems of Sterling A. Brown
- 1981 Lenore Marshall winner
- Score: 10.31
Arguably the greatest African-American poet of the century, Sterling Brown was instrumental in bringing the traditions of African-American folk life to readers all over the world. This is the definitive collection of Brown’s poems, and the only edition available in the U.S.
