Nigerian-Canadian poet, Tolu Oloruntoba wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize
Nigerian-Canadian writer and poet, Tolu Oloruntoba, has won the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection, The Junta of Happenstance.
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Nigerian-Canadian writer and poet, Tolu Oloruntoba, has won the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection, The Junta of Happenstance.
The power of poets to capture the emotions of our times, to hold a mirror up to the world, interpret it for us, help us to see it more clearly,
The power of poets to capture the emotions of our times, to hold a mirror up to the world, interpret it for us, help us to see it more clearly,
The $65,000 prize is one of the richest awards in the world for a book of poetry.
TORONTO - B.C. doctor-turned-writer Tolu Oloruntoba says he feels "seen" after winning the Griffin Poetry Prize for a debut book that's been years in the making.