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The Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize, in honor of Samuel French Morse, is a literary award given to an American author's first or second book of poetry.

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The annual prize was established in 1983 and sponsored by Northeastern University. Once selected by a recognized poet, the awarded poet received $1000, and the work received publication by Northeastern University Press, and distribution through the University Press of New England. Prize-winning books were published with a striped cover design, characteristic of the Morse Poetry Prize. [1]

The award was suspended in 2009, due to difficulties with financial sustainability. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize Is Suspended". Poets & Writers Magazine. April 16, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Northeastern suspends Morse poetry prize". Boston Globe. April 17, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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