Instituted in 2006, the Griffin trustees present a Lifetime Recognition Award on a periodic basis to international artists working in poetry.
2025 – Margaret Atwood
On May 7, 2025, Margaret Atwood was announced as the 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award recipient. Margaret Atwood will be in conversation with Carolyn Forché at the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize Readings. Biography of Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical … Read more