Mexican poet Homer Aridjis, Vancouver translator George McWhirter win $130K Griffin Poetry Prize
They are recognized for their collection Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence.
Source: cbc.ca
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American poet Roger Reeves wins $130K Griffin Poetry Prize for best poetry book in the world
Jurors praised Best Barbarian for charting "ruptures and violences enacted across time and space — particularly against Black humanity."
Source: cbc.ca
Canadian poets Susan Musgrave, Iman Mersal among finalists for revamped $130K Griffin Poetry Prize
Americans Ocean Vuong, Ada Limón also on the five-title shortlist. The prize is the biggest in the world for poetry. The winner will be announced on June 7 in Toronto.
Source: cbc.ca
Griffin Poetry Prize announces 2023 judges and a new combined $130K prize for Canadian & international poets
The Griffin Poetry Prize announced today that it has combined its existing Canadian and international awards into a single $130,000 prize. The new annual prize represents the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English.
Source: cbc.ca
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.
Source: pmnewsnigeria.com