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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 because of a poem of Adonis, or Yves Bonnefoy, or Hans Magnus Enzensberger. Carolyn Forché, Griffin Trustee In this film from 2012, Griffin trustees and …   Read more


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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).

Eleanor Wachtel interviews Tolu Oloruntoba

In this in-depth interview with CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel, 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian winner Tolu Oloruntoba shares some of his earliest memories, the influential role …

Eleanor Wachtel interviews Douglas Kearney

In this exclusive interview with CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel, 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize international winner Douglas Kearney delves into how hip-hop and Black vernacular traditions have …