This film features our 2022 finalists reading poems from each of their shortlisted collections. At the end of the film, we reveal the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize International and Canadian winners.
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George McWhirter and Homero Aridjis read “The Jaguar” from Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence
Enjoy this reading of “The Jaguar” from Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence (New Directions Publishing), translated by George McWhirter from the Spanish written by …
Ann Lauterbach reads “Hand (Giotto)” from Door
Listen to Ann Lauterbach read her poem “Hand (Giotto),” from her 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, Door (Penguin Books). Film: Lior Shamriz
Ishion Hutchinson reads “XXXVI” from School of Instructions
Listen to Ishion Hutchinson read his passage “XXXVI,” excerpted from his 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, School of Instructions (Faber & Faber, and Farrar, Straus …
Jorie Graham reads “The VR” from To 2040
Enjoy Jorie Graham’s reading of “The VR” from her 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted collection, To 2040. Film: Lior Shamriz