The Griffin Trust has released a shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize, which aims "to raise the profile of poets and poetry in Canada, and internationally, for works written in, or translated into, English." The winner, who will be named June 5, receives C$130,000 (about US$94,670), while the other finalists will each be awarded C$10,000 (about US$7,280). The shortlisted Griffin titles are:
A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails by Amelia M. Glaser (U.S.)
and Yuliya Ilchuk (Ukraine), translated from the Ukrainian written by Halyna Kruk (Ukraine)
To 2040 by Jorie Graham (U.S.)
School of Instructions by Ishion Hutchinson (Jamaica)
Door by Ann Lauterbach (U.S.)
Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence by George McWhirter (Canada/Northern Ireland), translated from the Spanish written by Homero Aridjis (Mexico)
The Griffin Poetry Prize Readings, to be held in Toronto on June 5, will include readings by the 2024 shortlisted poets; C25,000 (about US$18,205) Lifetime Recognition Award recipient Don McKay; and the C$10,000 (about US$7,280) First Book Prize winner--to be announced on May 29. The event will also feature a recitation by one of the 2024 Finalists of Poetry in Voice/Les voix de la poésie, a Canada-wide school recitation competition.