| Year | Prize Amount |
| 2024 | $100,000 |
Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952, in St. Louis. She is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Grace Notes: Poems about Family (HarperCollins, 2024), Cast Away: Poems for Our Time (Greenwillow Books, 2020), and The Tiny Journalist (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2019). In 2024, she received the Wallace Stevens Award.