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GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE 2009

International Shortlist | Canadian Shortlist | Anthology

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Click a poet’s name or picture for biographies,
judges’ citations and poetry excerpts.

International Shortlist

Mick Imlah
Book: The Lost Leader
Poet: Mick Imlah
Publisher: Faber and Faber

Derek Mahon
Book: Life on Earth
Poet: Derek Mahon
Publisher: Gallery Press

C. D. Wright

International Winner
Book: Rising, Falling, Hovering
Poet: C. D. Wright
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Dean Young
Book: Primitive Mentor
Poet: Dean Young
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

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Canadian Shortlist

Kevin Connolly
Book: Revolver
Poet: Kevin Connolly
Publisher: House of Anansi Press

Jeramy Dodds
Book: Crabwise to the Hounds
Poet: Jeramy Dodds
Publisher: Coach House Books

A. F. Moritz

Canadian Winner
Book: The Sentinel
Poet: A. F. Moritz
Publisher: House of Anansi Press

Griffin Poetry Prize 2009 Anthology
The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2009
Edited by Michael Redhill
House of Anansi Press
Royalties from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression, and to offer endangered languages the opportunities to be heard in their communities.

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Photo credits:
Derek Mahon, by John Minihan
C. D. Wright, by Marnie Crawford Samuelson