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Announcing the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist

Discover the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist here. Judges Adam Dickinson (Canada), Valzhyna Mort (Belarus/US), and Claudia Rankine (Jamaica/US) each read 639 books of poetry, including 57 translations from 24 languages, submitted by 236 publishers from 16 different countries.

The two winners, to be announced via our social media channels (website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram) on Wednesday, June 15, will each be awarded $65,000. The other finalists — 3 International and 2 Canadian — will be awarded $10,000.

Film by Lior Shamriz


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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 …

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 …