Lilly Rosenberg Fellowships provides $25,000 to five poets
NEW YORK: Lilly Rosenberg Fellowships has given $25,000 to Franny Choi, Jane Huffman, Jose Olivarez, Justin Phillip Reed and Michael Wasson, Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine announced
The 30-year-old program gives money to poets age 21 to 31 The awards are intended to provide time for writing and reading poetry
This year’s winners range from the New York-based son of Mexican immigrants (Olivarez) to a Nimiipuu from the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho (Wasson) Reed is a National Book Award winner for his collection “Indecency,” and Huffman edits the literary journal Guesthouse Choi teaches poetry through the education program Project VOICE
Previous fellows include
