Films

June 1, 2024

George McWhirter and Homero Aridjis read “The Jaguar” from Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence

Enjoy this reading of “The Jaguar” from Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence (New Directions Publishing), translated by George McWhirter from the Spanish written by …

May 24, 2024

Ann Lauterbach reads “Hand (Giotto)” from Door

Listen to Ann Lauterbach read her poem “Hand (Giotto),” from her 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, Door (Penguin Books). Film: Lior Shamriz

May 20, 2024

Ishion Hutchinson reads “XXXVI” from School of Instructions

Listen to Ishion Hutchinson read his passage “XXXVI,” excerpted from his 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, School of Instructions (Faber & Faber, and Farrar, Straus …

May 13, 2024

Jorie Graham reads “The VR” from To 2040

Enjoy Jorie Graham’s reading of “The VR” from her 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, To 2040. Film: Lior Shamriz

May 3, 2024

Amelia M. Glaser, Yuliya Ilchuk, and Halyna Kruk read “human warmth”

Enjoy this reading of “human warmth” from A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails (Arrowsmith Press), translated by Amelia M. Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk from the …

June 20, 2023

Roger Reeves: 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Acceptance Speech

“There’s no way I ever could have imagined that looking at those bookshelves would bring me here.” Watch this moving acceptance speech by Roger Reeves, …

May 16, 2023

Susan Musgrave reads from Exculpatory Lilies

Listen to Susan Musgrave read “Exculpatory Lilies” from her 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted collection Exculpatory Lilies, (McClelland & Stewart)! For a chance to hear …

May 5, 2023

Robyn Creswell and Iman Mersal read from The Threshold

Listen to translator Robyn Creswell and poet Iman Mersal read “A Grave I’m About to Dig” (مقبرة سأحفرها) from their 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize collection, …