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/Osterweil Award for Poetry
The PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry offers $5,000 to a new and emerging American poet of any age showing promise of further literary achievement. >> More

The PEN Open Book Award
The PEN/Open Book Award is a $5,000 prize given to an author of color who has published an exceptional work of literature. >> 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