Griffin Poetry Prize
Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Griffin Poetry Prize, worth C$100,000 (split between the Canadian and International winners), is an annual international and Canadian literary award for poetry written or translated into English.
Griffin trustees are: Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Scott Griffin (Chairman), Robert Hass, Robin Robertson, Carolyn Forché and David Young.
2010
- Canadian
- Karen Solie’s Pigeon
- International
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin’s The Sun-fish
2009
- Canadian
- The Sentinel A. F. Moritz
- International
- Rising, Falling, Hovering C. D. Wright
2008
- Canadian
- The Holy Forest: Collected Poems of Robin Blaser Robin Blaser, University of California Press
- International
- Notes from the Air: Selected Later Poems John Ashbery HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco
2007
- Canadian
- Strike/Slip Don McKay
- International
- Scar Tissue Charles Wright
2006
- Canadian
- Nerve Squall Sylvia Legris
- International
- Born to Slow Horses Kamau Brathwaite
2005
Canadian
- Short Journey Upriver Towards Oishida Roo Borson
International
- Selected Poems: 1963-2003 Charles Simic
2004
Canadian
- Loop Anne Simpson
International
- The Strange hours travelers keep August Kleinzahler
2003
Canadian
- Concrete and Wild Carrot Margaret Avison
International
- Moy sand and gravel Paul Muldoon
2002
Canadian
- Eunoia Christian Bök
International
- Disobedience Alice Notley
