Sarah Howe interviews Ali Kinsella and Dzvinia Orlowsky
Each line [in Natalka Bilotserkivets’ poetry] is very powerful, and each line turns the poem in a different direction. Dzvinia Orlowsky In this interview with …
Paul Muldoon interviews Douglas Kearney
I have a plan but the poem tells me, ‘Nah, don’t do that. Dream bigger, try something different.’ Douglas Kearney In this interview with Griffin …
Sarah Howe interviews Sharon Dolin and Gemma Gorga
Poetry is a democratic thing. Everyone is invited. Gemma Gorga In this interview with Griffin Trustee Sarah Howe, 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize International Finalists Sharon …
August Kleinzahler – 2014 Awards
August Kleinzahler Opens the 2014 Awards Ceremony Prizes are great: a luxurious fun-filled-all expenses paid holiday for two in Mazatlan, Mexico – c’mon down. A …
Pura López Colomé – 2013 Awards
Pura López Colomé Opens the 2013 Awards Ceremony The Present’s Present The day I realized that those words my mother would repeat in my brother’s ears …
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 …