Glyn Maxwell – 2010 Awards
Poet Glyn Maxwell Opens the 2010 Awards Ceremony One morning I was driving my daughter to school, she was about eight. Those kids in Shakespeare …
Carolyn Forché – 2009 Reykjavik
Why Poetry? The Poetry Of Witness Carolyn Forché, Griffin Trustee, Speaks At The Reykjavik International Literary Festival I’m honored to have been invited to participate …
Don Mckay – 2009 Reykjavik
Why Poetry?Don McKay, 2007 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Speaks at the Reykjavik International Literary Festival A visit to Iceland is an important occasion for …
James Wood – 2009 Awards
Literary Critic and Novelist James Wood Opens the 2009 Awards Ceremony Custom dictates that an after-dinner speech should be amusing, but I want to talk …
Paul Farley – 2008 Awards
Paul Farley, 2007 International Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlisted Poet, Opens the 2008 Awards Ceremony It’s always a great pleasure to be invited back anywhere, especially …
Matthew Rohrer – 2007 Awards
Matthew Rohrer, 2005 International Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlisted Poet, Opens the 2007 Awards Ceremony I come before you all for a second time, to plead …
Simon Armitage – 2006 Awards
Simon Armitage, 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize Judge, Opens the 2006 Awards Ceremony In a recent interview, the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney repeated Oliver St. John …
August Kleinzahler – 2005 Awards
August Kleinzahler, 2004 International Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Opens the 2005 Awards Ceremony It’s a pleasure to be here with you this evening. I congratulate …