The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry

The objective of the prize is to raise the profile of poets and poetry in Canada, and internationally, for works written in, or translated into, English. To achieve this, we invite the shortlisted poets annually to Toronto for an event, which entails the poets reading their poetry to an audience of over a thousand poetry enthusiasts, and the presentation of prizes. While we may pay lip service to the importance of poetry throughout history, the tendency for most of us is to take its importance—i

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The objective of the prize is to raise the profile of poets and poetry in Canada, and internationally, for works written in, or translated into, English. To achieve this, we invite the shortlisted poets annually to Toronto for an event, which entails the poets reading their poetry to an audience of over a thousand poetry enthusiasts, and the presentation of prizes. While we may pay lip service to the importance of poetry throughout history, the tendency for most of us is to take its importance—i

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