Robert Frost Medal
ろばーと・ふろすと・めだる
Lifetime achievement award presented to American poets. Established in 1930 and awarded annually since 1984. Recipients receive a medal and $5,000 prize money.
- Established
- 1930
- Organizer
- Poetry Society of America
- Category
- Poetry and Contemporary Poetry
- Selection Method
- Selection
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around January
- Status
- Active
Description
The Robert Frost Medal (Frost Medal) is an award established by the Poetry Society of America in 1930 to honor distinguished lifetime achievement in American poetry. The first awards were presented in 1930 to Jessie Belle Rittenhouse, and posthumously to Bliss Carman and George Edward Woodberry. It was awarded 11 times over the 53 years following its founding, and since 1984, it has been awarded annually to living poets. Since 1995, recipients have the tradition of delivering the Frost Medal Lecture. Robert Frost received the award in 1941. Recipients are provided with a medal and prize money (US$5,000).
Prize
- Main Prize
- Medal and prize money. Recipients receive a medal and prize money, and since 1995, they have the opportunity to deliver the Frost Medal Lecture.
- Cash Prize
- 5,000 USD
- Commemorative medal
- Invitation to Frost Medal Lecture
- Honor (lifetime achievement recognition)
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection and Awarding | Poetry Society of America's Awards Selection Committee (selected by the committee) | — | Announced by Poetry Society of America on their official website and press releases |
Criteria
- Lifelong distinguished contributions to American poetry (distinguished lifetime achievement)
- Excellence and influence of poetic achievements
- Innovation and mastery in poetic forms
Application Tips
Dos
- 長年にわたる作品集（複数の詩集や雑誌掲載）の実績を積むこと
- 詩の一貫した品質と影響力を示すこと
- 主催団体（Poetry Society of America）の活動や業界での評判を高めること（公募があれば規定に従う）
Don''ts
- 単一作品のみで生涯業績賞を期待しないこと
- 事実に基づかない誇張や不正確な自己申告を行わないこと
- 公募でない賞に無理に応募しようとしないこと（多くは選考による授与）
From Judges
- 継続的な出版実績とコミュニティへの貢献が重視される
- オリジナリティと技術的完成度の両立が重要
- 詩の発展や後進への影響も評価の対象となる
Related Awards
- Shelley Memorial Award
- Four Quartets Prize
- National Chapbook Fellowship
- New York Chapbook Fellowship
- Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award
- Cecil Hemley Memorial Award
- Lyric Poetry Award
- Lucille Medwick Memorial Award
- Norma Farber First Book Award
- William Carlos Williams Award