Howe and Mlinko Win Ruth Lilly Prize
Posted by: Courtney
Fanny Howe, author of five novels and many books of poetry (including Gone, reviewed by Donna Seaman), has been recognized by the Poetry Foundation for a lifetime of achievement. The Ruth Lilly Prize is $100,000.
But the real story is that the critics get love, too. Ange Milinko, a poetry critic, earned $10,000 for her work. The Poetry foundation spoke of her in glowing terms:
“From Sappho to the Language poets, from Nicolas of Cusa to The Brady Bunch, Ange Mlinko’s criticism is brilliantly wide-ranging; it is eclectic and astringent yet always lucid and generous. We are pleased to recognize a young critic whose distinctive sharp wit and formidable power have helped revitalize the art of writing about poetry.”
April 15th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Money paid to critics is so rare and valuable that it should be calculated at historical rates. According to http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp, $10,000 in 1959 would equal $73,095.88 today. Well done, Ms. Milinko!