Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry, 2026 Winners

Winner: Alison Turner

Honorable Mentions:
Partridge Boswell
Donald Levering
Ingrid Wendt

Judge: Alicia Ostriker

Winner: Story Rhinehart

Honorable Mentions:
Shutta Crum
Loss Pequeño Glazier
Justin Hunt

Judge: Sun Yung Shin

Winner: Daniel Williams

Honorable Mentions:
Dan Grote
Michele Herman
Ari Mokdad
Valerie Nieman

Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera

Winner: John Blair

Honorable Mentions:
David Bailey
Carson Colenbaugh
Winifred Hughes
L.J. Sysko

Judge: Forrest Gander

The annual Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry was established twenty-five years ago as a living memorial in honor of American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962).