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The 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist.
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Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2025
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best poetry published in English from the shortlist of the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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{"id":7324951150651,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2003 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2003-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured each year with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's richest and most prestigious literary prizes. The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2003 Shortlist includes poems from the seven exceptional books shortlisted for the 2003 prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include poems from Kathleen Jamie's Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead: Poems 1980-1994; Paul Muldoon's Moy Sand and Gravel; Gerald Stern's American Sonnets: Poems; C. D. Wright's Steal Away: Selected and New Poems; Margaret Avison's Concrete and Wild Carrot; Dionne Brand's thirsty; and P. K. Page's Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New. Prize jurors Michael Longley, Sharon Olds, and Sharon Thesen chose the outstanding shortlist and wrote the citations that proceed each selection. Thesen chose the poems that appear in the anthology and wrote the introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:45:41-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:45:41-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43252636385339,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780887846878","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2003 Anthology - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":1695,"weight":145,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780887846878","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title "],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured each year with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's richest and most prestigious literary prizes. The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2003 Shortlist includes poems from the seven exceptional books shortlisted for the 2003 prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include poems from Kathleen Jamie's Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead: Poems 1980-1994; Paul Muldoon's Moy Sand and Gravel; Gerald Stern's American Sonnets: Poems; C. D. Wright's Steal Away: Selected and New Poems; Margaret Avison's Concrete and Wild Carrot; Dionne Brand's thirsty; and P. K. Page's Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New. Prize jurors Michael Longley, Sharon Olds, and Sharon Thesen chose the outstanding shortlist and wrote the citations that proceed each selection. Thesen chose the poems that appear in the anthology and wrote the introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7324950003771,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2005 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2005-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fifth volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize, chosen by the jurors: UK poet Simon Armitage, Governor General's Award winner Erin Moure, and Slovenian poet Tomaz Salamun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the anthology are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:33:49-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:33:49-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43252655194171,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780887847257","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2005 Anthology - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":1695,"weight":145,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780887847257","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title "],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe fifth volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize, chosen by the jurors: UK poet Simon Armitage, Governor General's Award winner Erin Moure, and Slovenian poet Tomaz Salamun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the anthology are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":6811233255483,"title":"The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology","handle":"the-2021-griffin-poetry-prize-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the shortlist of the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001, this annual prize has tremendously spurred interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English and works in translation. Annually, \u003cem\u003eThe Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology \u003c\/em\u003efeatures the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing works from shortlisted poets Victoria Chang, Changtai Bi, Joseph Dandurand, Canisia Lubrin, Valzhyna Mort, Srikanth Reddy, Yusuf Saadi, Tracy K. Smith, and Yi Lei.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-21T12:08:22-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-21T09:49:21-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","Edited by Thammavongsa Souvankham","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2021-07-20","The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40190667620411,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009465","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":204,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487009465","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40190668079163,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009472","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487009472","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3636da69-4f47-491b-a2a5-0f4df0c0b77e.jpg?v=1687689836"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3636da69-4f47-491b-a2a5-0f4df0c0b77e.jpg?v=1687689836","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23553575813179,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3636da69-4f47-491b-a2a5-0f4df0c0b77e.jpg?v=1687689836"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3636da69-4f47-491b-a2a5-0f4df0c0b77e.jpg?v=1687689836","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the shortlist of the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001, this annual prize has tremendously spurred interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English and works in translation. Annually, \u003cem\u003eThe Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology \u003c\/em\u003efeatures the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing works from shortlisted poets Victoria Chang, Changtai Bi, Joseph Dandurand, Canisia Lubrin, Valzhyna Mort, Srikanth Reddy, Yusuf Saadi, Tracy K. Smith, and Yi Lei.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the shortlist of the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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{"id":7324948201531,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2014 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2014-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English. And each year \u003cem\u003eThe Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyalties generated from \u003cem\u003eThe 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, which was created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist to be announced: April 8, 2014\u003cbr\u003eReadings: June 4, 2014\u003cbr\u003ePrizes awarded: June 5, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:08:07-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:08:07-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43252702445627,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781770894495","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2014 Anthology - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":236,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781770894495","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English. And each year \u003cem\u003eThe Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyalties generated from \u003cem\u003eThe 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, which was created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist to be announced: April 8, 2014\u003cbr\u003eReadings: June 4, 2014\u003cbr\u003ePrizes awarded: June 5, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"Robert Bringhurst has published some twenty books of poetry. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry and held the Atwood-Roy chair in Canadian Literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 2008. In 2010, he served as Distinguished Writer in Residence at the University of Wyoming and in 2011 as Witter Bynner fellow in poetry at the Library of Congress. In 2013, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.","ContributorRole_0":"Edited by","Contributor_0":"Bringhurst, Robert (CA)","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"128","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc"}
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{"id":7524235116603,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2013 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2001-anthology-1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English. And each year The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, editor and prize juror Suzanne Buffam’s selections from the international shortlist include poems from Jennifer Maiden’s \u003cem\u003eLiquid Nitrogen\u003c\/em\u003e (Giramondo Publishing), Alan Shapiro’s \u003cem\u003eNight of the Republic\u003c\/em\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Brenda Shaughnessy’s \u003cem\u003eOur Andromeda\u003c\/em\u003e (Copper Canyon Press), and Ghassan Zaqtan’s \u003cem\u003eLike a Straw Bird it Follows Me, and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (Yale University Press), translated by Fady Joudah. The selections from the Canadian shortlist include poems from David W. 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Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English. And each year The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, editor and prize juror Suzanne Buffam’s selections from the international shortlist include poems from Jennifer Maiden’s \u003cem\u003eLiquid Nitrogen\u003c\/em\u003e (Giramondo Publishing), Alan Shapiro’s \u003cem\u003eNight of the Republic\u003c\/em\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Brenda Shaughnessy’s \u003cem\u003eOur Andromeda\u003c\/em\u003e (Copper Canyon Press), and Ghassan Zaqtan’s \u003cem\u003eLike a Straw Bird it Follows Me, and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (Yale University Press), translated by Fady Joudah. 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The jury also wrote the citations that introduce the seven poets’ nominated works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, which was created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist to be announced: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 \u003cbr\u003eReadings: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 \u003cbr\u003ePrizes awarded: Thursday, June 13, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7324950331451,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2004 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2004-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2004 Griffin Poetry Prizes, chosen by the jurors Billy Collins (U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003); Bill Manhire (New Zealand Poet Laureate); and Phyllis Webb (recipient of the Governor General's Award for poetry), who also provide an introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:39:23-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:39:24-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43252644085819,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780887846991","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2004 Anthology - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":1695,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780887846991","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2004 Griffin Poetry Prizes, chosen by the jurors Billy Collins (U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003); Bill Manhire (New Zealand Poet Laureate); and Phyllis Webb (recipient of the Governor General's Award for poetry), who also provide an introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":6812120318011,"title":"The Caiplie Caves","handle":"the-caiplie-caves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist, T. S. Eliot Prize\u003cbr\u003e\nFinalist, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\nA CBC Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGriffin Poetry Prize winner Karen Solie’s new collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Caiplie Caves\u003c\/em\u003e, interrogates violence, power, economies, self-delusion, and belief in poems that orbit the Caves of Caiplie on the coast of Scotland.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the seventh century, on the coast of Fife, Scotland, an Irish missionary named Ethernan withdrew to a cave in order to decide whether to establish a priory on May Island, directly opposite, in the Firth of Forth, or pursue a hermit’s solitude. 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The Caiplie Caves
The Caiplie Caves interrogates violence, economies, self-delusion, and belief in poems that orbit the Caves of Caiplie on the coast of Scotland.
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The New Measures
A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.
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Sequence
A finely tuned collection from Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet A. F. Moritz.
