| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 2009 | Ninety-fifth Street | Harper Perennial | $25,000 | Marianne Boruch |
| David Kirby | ||||
| John Yau |
Originally from San Diego, John Koethe was born on December 25, 1945. He began writing poetry in 1964, during his undergraduate studies at Princeton University and went on to receive a PhD in philosophy from Harvard University.