The following awards are offered by PEN American Center for literary excellence in poetry:

The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry ($5,000, in even-numbered years) recognizes an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature, for whom the promise seen in earlier work has been fulfilled, and who has matured with each successive volume. >> More

The PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
The $3,000 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published during the current year. >> More

The Beyond Margins Award
The PEN/Beyond Margins Awards invites submissions of book-length writings by authors of color, published in the United States during the current calendar year. >> More