John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize

{{Short description|Prize for debut English-language poetry book}}

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The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize is an annual award for "an outstanding debut poetry book collection by a poet, in the English language".{{cite web |title=John Pollard Prize |url=https://www.tcd.ie/OWC/john-pollard-prize/ |website=www.tcd.ie |publisher=Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre - Trinity College Dublin |access-date=4 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=International Poetry Prize |url=https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/international_poetry_prize |website=Poets & Writers |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en |date=28 July 2022}}

The monetary reward is {{Currency|10000|EUR}} and is restricted to single-authored books of at least 48 pages. It is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre of Trinity College Dublin.

Winners

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YearAuthorWorkReferences
2019

| Hannah Sullivan

| Three Poems || {{cite news |title=Hannah Sullivan wins inaugural John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/hannah-sullivan-wins-inaugural-john-pollard-foundation-international-poetry-prize-1.3862488 |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=The Irish Times |date=16 April 2019 |language=en}}

2020

| Isabel Galleymore

| Significant Other || {{cite web |title='Companion Species' |url=https://ginkgoprize.com/companion-species-by-isabel-galleymore/ |website=Ginkgo Prize |access-date=4 May 2023}}

2021

| Diane Louie

| Fractal Shores || {{cite web |title=Poet Diane Louie wins 2021 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize |url=https://www.tcd.ie/OWC/john-pollard-prize/JP-Prize-2021.php |website=www.tcd.ie |publisher=Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre - Trinity College Dublin |access-date=4 May 2023 |date=17 August 2021}}

2022

| Gail McConnell

| The Sun Is Open || {{cite news |last1=Comerford |first1=Ruth |title=Gail McConnell wins €10,000 Pollard International Poetry Prize |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/mcconnell-wins-10k-pollard-international-poetry-prize |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=The Bookseller |date=12 April 2022 |language=En}}

2023

| Victoria Adukwei Bulley

| Quiet || {{cite web |last1= |title=Victoria Adukwei Bulley wins Pollard International Poetry Prize |url=https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/2023/victoria-adukwei-bulley-wins-pollard-international-poetry-prize-/ |website=www.tcd.ie |publisher=Trinity College Dublin |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en |date=3 May 2023}}

2024

| Patrick James Errington

| the swailing || {{Cite web |title=Patrick James Errington wins Pollard Poetry Prize; Lance Larsen wins Moth Poetry Prize |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/04/11/patrick-james-errington-wins-pollard-poetry-prize-lance-larsen-wins-moth-poetry-prize/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}

References

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