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In the Upper Country Kai Thomas Viking Canada, Jan. Set in Ontario at the terminus of the Underground Railroad, Thomas’s debut novel begins with the shooting of a slave hunter by an old woman. Young journalist Lesinda is summoned to encourage her to escape before the authorities arrive, but the old woman refuses, as she ....
One of the world’s most generous poetry awards is both consolidating and expanding. Officials of Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize announced Thursday that they are combining their international and Canadian honors into a single award, worth $100,000. Griffin also has created a new prize for first-time Canadian poets that includes a six-week residency in Italy. The prize’s founder, businessman/philanthropist Scott Griffin, says the awards were originally in separate categories because he believed Canadian poets needed attention. Now that many Canadian poets "have been recognized in the poetry world, we felt it was time they had to compete on the international stage with everybody else.” Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, a founding Griffin trustee, calls poetry “the crucible of human language.” ....
Scott Griffin thinks that Canadian poetry can stand on its own, competing with the best poetry in the world. And he’s putting his money where his belief is to create ....