Toi Derricotte, professor emerita in the 英语系 within the Kenneth P. Dietrich艺术与科学学院, is the 2020 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. 

Derricotte’s sixth and most recent collection of poetry, “‘I’: New and Selected Poems,” was published by the 匹兹堡大学出版社 and 入围2019年美国国家图书奖。

The 奖, named to honor the late poet Robert Frost, is presented annually by the Poetry Society of America to recognize the lifetime achievements of an American poet.