The 2010 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced.

by McNally Robinson - Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010 at 9:56am

In honour of the Griffin Poetry prize's tenth anniversary, the amount of the honorarium has increased from $100,000 to $200,000 and for the first time, participants in the poetry readings will be awarded $10,000 to emphasize the value and importance of the readings themselves and to honour the poets' contributions to the genre. The readings will take place on June 2nd and the winners will be awarded on June 3rd. The nominees for the Griffin Poetry Prize include 3 Canadians and 4 international poets and are as follows:





International Shortlist

  • Grain by John Glenday (Picador)
  • A Village Life by Louise Gluck (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
  • The Sun-fish by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (The Gallery Press)
  • Cold Spring in Winter by Valerie Rouzeau, translated from the french by Susan Wicks (Arc Publications)


  • Canadian Shortlist

  • The Certainty Dream by Kate Hall (Coach House Books)
  • Coal and Roses by P.K. Page (The Porcupine's Quill)
  • Pigeon by Karen Solie (House of Anansi Press)
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