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 $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.
B.C. doctor-turned-writer Tolu Oloruntoba has been named the Canadian winner of this year's Griffin Poetry Prize.
Northern Ontario-raised writer Liz Howard is angling to win her second $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize.