Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlists Announced
Posted on April 10, 2009
Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry and David Young, trustee, have announced the Canadian and International shortlist for this year's prize. The C$100,000 Griffin Poetry Prize is one of the most lucrative poetry prizes in the world.
Canadian Shortlist
- Revolver by Kevin Connolly (House of Anansi Press)
- Crabwise to the Hounds by Jeramy Dodds (Coach House Books)
- The Sentinel by A. F. Moritz (House of Anansi Press)
- The Lost Leader by Mick Imlah (Faber and Faber)
- Life on Earth by Derek Mahon (The Gallery Press)
- Rising, Falling, Hovering by C. D. Wright (Copper Canyon Press)
- Primitive Mentor by Dean Young (University of Pittsburgh Press)
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