The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine released the names of the 2009 Ruth Lilly Fellowship recipients. Malachi Black, Eric Ekstrand, Chloë Honum, Jeffrey Schultz, and Joseph Spece were offered the award, which carries a $15,000 prize for the study and writing of poetry. Winning manuscripts were selected from a pool of over 550 applications. “2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships,” said Poetry editor Christian Wiman, “and the quality of work the program attracts is more impressive every year. Being able to recognize and support five such talented young poets is a real pleasure, surpassed only by reading their work.”