Type Books presents an evening of poetry in translation with former Griffin Poetry Prize finalist and judge, Erín Moure, reading from her two latest poetry translations, you and This Radiant Life by Chantal Neveu. Free to attend! ERÍN MOURE is a poet and poetry translator who lives in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. Since 1979, she …
Poet, translator, and teacher George McWhirter was Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, and holds a startlingly impressive list of awards and honours since then, most recently as translator from Spanish of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence by Mexican novelist, activist, and journalist Homero Aridjis. In conversation with author …
Join us for an inspiring evening of poetry! ✨The 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize Readings 📅 June 4 | 🕢 7:30 PM ET 📍Live in Toronto or via YouTube livestream The evening will feature: ✨ Margaret Atwood in conversation with Carolyn Forché ✨ Aaron Coleman reading Nicolás Guillén ✨ Brian Henry …