Presented to: Edward L. Hart
For: To Utah
According to the awards committee, "To Utah is a bringing together of forty years of poetic exploration. Hart's 'tribute and gift to those he loves becomes a tribute to his understanding of and devotion to the elements of his existence. Out of To Utah and his portrayal of the destruction caused by human frailty rises his sympathy for the pain of living and his faith in our ultimate success.' His 'reverence for the Word' resounds throughout To Utah, a book that 'spans his years and illuminates ours.'"