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, …
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, winner of the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize for his outstanding collection, Best Barbarian (W.W. Norton). Reeves expresses his deep gratitude to his grandmother, who encouraged … Read more
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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 …
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, …
Ada Limón reads from The Hurting Kind
Listen to Ada Limón read “Privacy” from her 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted collection, The Hurting Kind (Corsair Poetry). For a chance to hear Ada …
Reflecting on the First 12 Years of the Griffin Poetry Prize (2000-2012)
We’re not just translating a poem into our own language; we are translating our own language into another poem. We’re making something new in English …
Douglas Kearney reads from Sho
Listen to the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize International winner, Douglas Kearney, read a poem from his award-winning book, Sho (Wave Books).
2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Winners Announcement Film
This short film celebrates our 2020 shortlisted poets and announces the International and Canadian winners of the prize.
2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Winners Announcement Film
In this film created by Lior Shamriz and Chloé Griffin, our 2021 finalists read brilliant poems from each of their shortlisted collections. We revealed our …