This short film celebrates our 2020 shortlisted poets and announces the International and Canadian winners of the prize.
Films Archive
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 …