The Cecil Hemley Memorial Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America "for a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological concern.
"[1] The award was established by Jack Stadler, the former Treasurer of the PSA, and his late wife, Ralynne Stadler.
Cecil Hemley was a poet and a translator from the Yiddish.
[2][3] Each winner receives a $500 prize.
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