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Eurithe Purdy, Al Purdy’s widow, has announced the creation of a major new Canadian literary prize to honour poets “who embody exceptional talent and a profound connection to the Canadian spirit, a ...

Canadian poet-translator George McWhirter stood alone at a lectern Wednesday night to accept the Griffin Poetry Prize he earned with his friend and longtime collaborator Homero Aridjis. The prodigious ...

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Scott Griffin thinks that Canadian poetry can stand on its own, competing with the best poetry in the world. And he’s putting his money where his belief is to create one big prize for a single book of ...

TORONTO - Canadians Susan Musgrave and Iman Mersal were both nominated Wednesday for the Griffin Poetry Prize, the first short list since the award combined its categories for homegrown and ...

Women sweep the short list of Canadian poets in line to win the $65,000 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize, which features Dionne Brand, Eve Joseph and Sarah Tolmie. The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ...

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TORONTO - No Canadians are in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize for the first time in the literary award's 25-year history. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are ...