The Poetry and People International Poetry Prize is an annual international lifetime achievement award given to poets around the world by the poetry magazine Poetry and People and its founder Huang Lihai. The first âÂÂPoetry and People Poet Prizeâ was awarded in 2005 to Eugénio de Andrade, before it changed its name to âÂÂPoetry and People International Poetry PrizeâÂÂ. Recipients since have included Derek Walcott, Lan Lan, Xi Chuan and Rita Dove. The prize was given to Tomas Tranströmer in April 2011, six months before it was announced that he was to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Poetry and People magazine was established in 1999 in Guangzhou by the poet Huang Lihai. It has been described by poet Zhai Yongming as âÂÂthe number 1 people's poetry publication". Special Issues have included "The 70s Generation", "Women's Poetry" and "Poetry in Translation".
The prizewinner is selected by Huang Lihai. Past winners are: