William Carlos Williams Award

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The William Carlos Williams Award is given out by the Poetry Society of America for a poetry book published by a small press, non-profit, or university press.

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The award is endowed by the family and friends of Geraldine Clinton Little, a poet and author of short stories and former vice-president of the society. [1] The award is a "purchase prize" of $500 to $1000.

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  1. Archived August 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Naomi Replansky – Poetry Society of America
  3. Boyd, Herb. "A soulful poet of Harlem: Safiya Henderson-Holmes". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 2017-11-03.

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