Announcing the Twelve Finalists for the 2021 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships

The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine are thrilled to announce the 12 finalists for the 2021 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. 

Thank you to all who submitted applications. The five Fellowship recipients will be announced in September.

2021 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Finalists

Diannely Antigua
Bryan Byrdlong
Steven Espada Dawson
Noor Hindi
Alexis V. Jackson
Aurielle Marie
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
Kelan Nee
Tamara Panici
Julian Randall
Natasha Rao
Simon Shieh

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Information on This Year’s Process
Each year, submissions for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships open in March. This year, as in years past, a small group of past contributors was commissioned to read submissions and send along their top picks from their assigned submissions. The three readers were then joined by six self-nominated Poetry Foundation staff to read all top picks and choose the finalists for this year, and they will also choose the five Fellows, to be announced in early September. 

In line with the ongoing examination of all existing processes and policies across the Poetry Foundation, the submissions and selection processes will be thoroughly examined and discussed before the Foundation begins accepting applications for the 2022 Fellowships. The Foundation intends to provide information about any future changes and encourages feedback. 

Questions, comments, and concerns can be directed to [email protected].