Bollingen Prize for Poetry

The Bollingen Prize for Poetry is a writing award given to an American poet. The award is given to a poet for the best new book or for the work of a poet's whole life. From 1948 to 1962, the prize was given every year. Starting in 1965, it was given every two years.
The prize was started in 1948 by Paul Mellon. It was named after psychiatrist Carl Jung’s home in Switzerland.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University is the home of the Bollingen Prize.