Griffin Poetry Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's youngest and most lucrative poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by Scott Griffin, a wealthy automotive part manufacturer. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who write in the English language. Each winner receives CAD$50,000.
Trustees Canada: Anne Carson, Men in the Off HoursRobert Bringhurst, Nine Visits to the MythworldDon McKay, Another Gravity International: Nikolai Popov and Heather McHugh, translation of Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul CelanChana Bloch and Chana Kronfeld, translation of Open Closed Open by Yehuda AmichaiFanny Howe, Selected PoemsLes Murray, Learning Human Judges: Carolyn ForchéDennis LeePaul Muldoon
Canada: Christian Bök, EunoiaErin Moure, Sheep's Vigil by a Fervent PersonKaren Solie, Short Haul Engine International: Alice Notley, DisobedienceVictor Hernández Cruz, MaracaChristopher Logue, Homer: War MusicLes Murray, Conscious and Verbal Judges: Dionne BrandRobert CreeleyMichael Hofmann Canada: Margaret Avison, Concrete and Wild CarrotDionne Brand, thirstyP.K. Page, Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New International: Paul Muldoon, Moy sand and gravelKathleen Jamie, Mr And Mrs Scotland are Dead: Poems 1980-1994Gerald Stern, American Sonnets: poemsC. D. Wright, Steal Away: selected and new poems Judges: Michael LongleySharon OldsSharon Thesen
Canada: Anne Simpson, LoopDi Brandt, Now You CareLeslie Greentree, Go-go Dancing for Elvis International: August Kleinzahler, The Strange Hours Travelers KeepSuji Kwock Kim, Notes From the Divided CountryDavid Kirby, The Ha-HaLouis Simpson, The Owner of the House Judges: Billy CollinsBill ManhirePhyllis Webb
Canada: Roo Borson, Short Journey Upriver Toward OishidaGeorge Bowering, Changing on the FlyDon McKay, Camber International: Fanny Howe, On the GroundMichael Symmons Roberts, CorpusMatthew Rohrer, A Green LightCharles Simic, Selected Poems: 1963-2003 Judges: Simon ArmitageErin MouréTomaz Šalamun External link Official website
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