[17], Guest performer at awards ceremony: Marie Foolchand, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Frank Bidart. The winners were chosen on June 7 at a gala held in The Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery Historic District. Jared Bland. Scott Straker (center) with William (left) and Lucianna (right) David Young, Louise Dennys. Scott Griffin, 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets. Meet Alan Shapiro, author of Night of The Republic . [2][3] The increased amount of $100,000 will be awarded as follows: CAD$10,000 to each of the seven shortlisted – four international and three Canadian – for their participation in the shortlist readings. The trustees of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry select the judges annually. teen Reena Virk Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press Published Sunday, May 29, 2016 9:55AM EDT We asked the three authors on the Canadian shortlist about their nominated books, what they’ll miss about not having a night out on the Griffin’s tab, and the poetry that’s helping them get through this moment. Riggs will receive 60 per cent of the cash prize, and the remaining 40 per cent will go to Adnan. [7][8], The Griffin Trust has championed other initiatives since its inception, including a statue in tribute to poet Al Purdy,[9] participation in international poetry festivals, and donations of poetry books to various organizations, including the Correctional Service of Canada, Scottish Poetry Library and other libraries, schools and colleges.[10]. The winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize will be announced on June 13. [19], Guest performer at awards ceremony: David White, National Poetry In Voice recitation finalist, Lifetime Recognition Award (announced by the Griffin trustees) to Ana Blandiana. The winners, announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening, will be awarded CAD$65,000 each, for a total of CAD$75,000 that includes the CAD$10,000 awarded at the readings the previous evening.[2]. Also in the running is Doyali Islam for Heft.. Rounding out the Canadian short list is Vancouver-based Chantal Gibson for her debut book of poetry, How She Read. Griffin Prize nominees reflect on their work, the cancelled gala and poetry in a pandemic GlobeArts. The Trust created the Griffin Poetry Prize with the aim of helping to introduce contemporary collections of poetry to the public's imagination. Kaie Kellough, Doyali Islam among Canadian nominees for Griffin Poetry Prize April 7, 2020 Spring books preview: 38 of the best new reads in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and gardening The two winners, to be announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards on Thursday, June 6, will each be awarded $65,000. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. Read some poetry from the Griffin Prize nominees. Romanian contemporary poet Ana Blandiana also received The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry's 2018 Lifetime Recognition Award. A 2013 entry reveals that I was thinking about poetry-making as “an exocrinic task” because language is secreted onto “something epithelial, tissue-thin.” But today I would say the opposite: poetry is endocrinic – it’s music and silence entering the bloodstream directly. In June 2004, Carolyn Forché joined the board of Trustees. The Griffin Poetry Prize. When Scott Griffin founded the prize that bears his family name, one of his goals was that the award becomes international in scope and prestige. 1st Place in the Snow Sculpture contest for Lucknow & Area went to Kelly Greig. Peter LaMantia, Krystyne Griffin, Kai McCall. Dale Northey/HandoutNot having an actual awards gala is a bummer. The prize shortlists are announced in April (National Poetry Month) every year. The Griffin Poetry Prize will award $65,000 each to two winners - one Canadian and one international. Subscribe Now> Join now to receive daily email updates. The Griffin Poetry Prize counts amongst its past winners some of the most lauded, beloved, and respected names in poetry. Like almost every other major cultural event, however, the gala has had to adjust to the new COVID-19 reality. TORONTO - Eve Joseph is the Canadian winner of the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize. Poets from Ireland, Scotland and the U.S. have made the short list for the Griffin Poetry Prize, the prize that awards $50,000 to a Canadian poet and an international poet every year. New trustees have been named as follows: in 2014, Karen Solie, Colm Tóibín and Mark Doty, in 2016, Jo Shapcott and Marek Kazmierski, in 2018, Ian Williams and in 2020, Sarah Howe. 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The winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize will be announced on June 13. How She Read is another kind of altered book. The poems are text sculptures made from marks, gaps, spaces and exclusions, positive and negative space. These distinguished writers and poets each read 510 books of poetry, received from 32 countries around the globe, including 37 translations. Doyali Islam is shortlisted for her book heft. Griffin served as its Chairman, with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson and David Young. Announcing the Griffin Poetry Prize 2019 Shortlist. [1], Effective 2010, the annual Griffin Poetry Prize was doubled from CAD$100,000 to CAD$200,000 in recognition of the prize’s tenth anniversary. In November 2010, Scott Griffin announced a new Griffin Trust initiative called Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie, a bilingual recitation contest for high school students across Canada. Scavenger Hunt Draw Winners. My art installations and altered-book sculptures question historical narratives, the story, the storyteller, what’s included, what’s not. Fro Every year, the Griffin Poetry Prize judges compile a shortlist of up to seven outstanding books … In April 2000, Scott Griffin started the Griffin Trust to raise public awareness of the crucial role poetry plays in society's cultural life. Chantal Gibson, shortlisted for How She Read (Caitlin Press): Both my visual and literary art challenge the ways individuals, communities and institutions construct knowledge. Chantal Gibson, Doyali Islam and Kaie Kellough are all on the Canadian shortlist for the $65,000 prize. ... Jennifer Maiden’s Liquid Nitrogen is on the short list for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Before then, we’d like to introduce you to this year’s nominees. Griffin Poetry Prize spotlight: Eve Joseph reads from Quarrels Other past Canadian winners include Anne Carson, Roo Borson, Dionne Brand and Jordan Abel. The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. The Montreal-based, Calgary-raised writer Kaie Kellough is shortlisted for his third collection, Magnetic Equator. [21], Guest performer at awards ceremony: Catricia Hiebert, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Finalists, Judges and Lifetime Recognition recipients, "The Griffin Poetry Prize Announces Prize Award Increase from $100,000 to $200,000 and the 2010 International and Canadian Shortlist", "P. K. Page, Karen Solie, and Kate Hall vie for a more lucrative Griffin (April 6, 2010) -, "Griffin Poetry Prize: 2000-2004 Coverage", "Bilingual Poetry Recitation Contest Announced - Poetry In Voice", Poetry gets cool for school: Scott Griffin launches Poetry in Voice (November 23, 2010) -, Literary luminaries attend unveiling of statue of 'people's poet' Al Purdy (May 21, 2008), "Griffin Poetry Prize - About - Initiatives", "Heather McHugh (poet) - USA - Poetry International", "Christian Bök – Griffin Poetry Prize 2002 – Canadian Winner", "Another prize for B.C. Griffin Poetry Prize Winners Every year, the Griffin Poetry Prize judges compile a shortlist of up to seven outstanding books of poetry, four International and three Canadian. Dominoes at the Crossroads was longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize; and his book of poetry Magnetic Equator won the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. The winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize will be announced on June 13. The Griffin Prize Q&A: Ian Williams. Kaie Kellough is shortlisted for his book Magnetic Equator. SUBMITTED 1st Place in the Snow Sculpture contest for Ripley & Area went to Larry Griffin. Toronto-based Ken Babstock and British poet David Harsent have been named the 2012 winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize. poet Robin Blaser, and some advice", "Robin Blaser and Ko Un Win Griffin Poetry Prizes! It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. Before then, we’d like to introduce you to this year’s nominees. 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The ninth annual Griffin Poetry Prize winners were announced last night at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District, with A.F. Instead of a luxe party at Toronto’s Koerner Hall, the winners (one Canadian and one international) of the country’s richest poetry prize – $65,000 to each – will be announced online May 19. Each prize is worth C$65,000. The prestigious Griffin Award recognises an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice, with the winner receiving a $10,000 prize. Liz Howard was honoured and celebrated last night in Toronto at the Griffin Poetry Prize Gala for her debut work, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent. Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates. Nominees for this year’s Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. ", "Griffin Poetry Prize: 2015 – Derek Walcott", "Jordan Abel wins $65K Griffin Poetry Prize for Injun", Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Griffin_Poetry_Prize&oldid=994660546, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Canadian and International awards for poetry written in or translated into English, Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and, This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 21:39. Doyali Islam, shortlisted for heft (McClelland & Stewart): Because I’m voluntarily self-isolating in the room where I keep the 10 handwritten journals of my thoughts while creating heft, I’ve had an opportunity to skim them. Qualified judges are selected annually by the Trustees. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. Nominees for the Griffin Prize — one for international poets, one for Canadians — were announced Tuesday in Toronto. Guest performer at awards ceremony: Gord Downie, Guest host at awards ceremony: Albert Schultz, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Heather McHugh, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: August Kleinzahler, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Robin Blaser, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Simon Armitage, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Tomas Tranströmer, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Matthew Rohrer, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Ko Un[15], Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Paul Farley, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: James Wood, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Adrienne Rich, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Glyn Maxwell, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Yves Bonnefoy, Guest performer at awards ceremony: Jonathan Welstead, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Seamus Heaney, Guest performer at awards ceremony: Alexander Gagliano, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Guest performer at awards ceremony: Kyla Kane, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: Pura López Colomé, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Adelia Prado, Guest performer at awards ceremony: Khalil Mair, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Derek Walcott, Guest performer at awards ceremony: Ayo Akinfenwa, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Lifetime Recognition Award (presented by the Griffin trustees) to Adam Zagajewski. Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of The Wound is a World, won the Canadian prize, and Susan Howe, author of Debths, won the international prize. Eligible collections of poetry must have been published between January 1 and December 31 of the prior year. The Perseverance Raymond Antrobus Penned in the Margins. [20], Guest performer at awards ceremony: Hamish Marissen-Clark, National Poetry In Voice recitation champion, Guest speaker at awards ceremony: August Kleinzahler, 2004 Griffin Poetry Prize winner, Lifetime Recognition Award (announced by the Griffin trustees) to Nicole Brossard. Lake Michigan Daniel Borzutzky What part of the event were you looking forward to?Story continues below advertisementChantal Gibson:I really like a … Griffin Prize nominees reflect on their work, the cancelled gala and poetry in a pandemic. Icons like Anne Carson, Paul Muldoon, and P.K. Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson, Jo Shapcott and Colm Tóibín have assumed the role of Trustees Emeriti. [4] One prize for a living Canadian poet, the other to a living poet from any other country, which could include Canada. Tessa Griffin, Lindsay Cornish and David Smith of Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie. The Griffin Poetry Prize, valued at $130,000, is awarded annually in two categories – International and Canadian. Originally, the award was two annual prizes of CAD$40,000 each, for collections of poetry published in English during the preceding year. This article was published more than 6 months ago. The shortlisted poets gather for an evening of public readings every May/June, and the winners are announced and all the poets are feted the following evening. Both poets received $65,000 in prize money. The journal entries begin in 2010 and end in 2019 when the book was published. Griffin Poetry Prize nominee's work based on case of slain B.C. Friday, Jun 03, 2016 at 12:51pm The winners of the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize, Canada's largest and most generous award for poetry, were announced this week.. Norman Dubie won the Griffin International Prize for his collection The Quotations of Bone, and The Griffin Canadian Prize for Poetry went to Liz Howard for the Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent. Each year, selections from the shortlisted works are gathered in The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology,[5] typically edited by one of that year's judges. The Griffin Prize Gala is the one night each year when Canadian poets get to dress up, drink expensive cocktails and mingle with people who get to their cottages by private float plane – all in the name of celebrating great verse. The judges for the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize are Ulrikka Gernes (Denmark), Kim Maltman (Canada) and Srikanth Reddy (US). Kaie Kellough is among this year’s Canadian nominees for the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize. In addition, Griffin Prize nominees receive $10,000 apiece for participating in a pre-awards reading at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for … The Victoria-based writer received the honour at a Toronto gala on … Before then, we’d like to introduce you to this year’s nominees. Oliver Church & Anita Zoller won prize packs donated by RVilla. Winners are listed first and highlighted with bold. Kaie Kellough, shortlisted for Magnetic Equator (McClelland & Stewart): While writing Magnetic Equator, I learned to love the long poem, the way it can expand beyond the tidiness and precision demanded by shorter poems, the way it can sprawl like the prairie or the Atlantic Ocean, the way it can become ragged, and the way it can incorporate other forms of writing while still remaining a poem. The award has a long history of recognising new talent and cementing the careers of Australian writers, as the Honour Board of Griffin Award winners attests. How is your new book different from your previous work? Kaie Kellough's Magnetic Equator is the Canadian winner of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.. International Shortlist. Griffin Poetry Prize 2016 winners. Srikanth Reddy. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. Some information in it may no longer be current.