#Griffin Poetry Prize

[walrusmagazine]

The Griffin Poetry Prize Shakeup: New Rules, New Controversy

Scott Griffin wants to create the most lucrative poetry prize in the world. Not everyone is happy

On September 8, 2022, the Griffin Poetry Prize became, by its own estimation, the largest prize in the world for a single book of poetry in English. Previously, the organization had administered an international award and a Canadian one, each valued at $65,000. Winners of the latter have included Toronto’s Christian Bök, the avant-garde darling behind the bestselling collection Eunoia, and Saskatchewan native Karen Solie, whose work is now released by presses in the UK and the US. But the category that helped establish their reputations will no longer exist. Henceforth, there will be a single award of $130,000, open to writers worldwide. The Canadian stream is to be eliminated.

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Illustration by Celina Gallardo (celinagallardo.com)

#Books #Poetry #Literature #CanLit #Griffin Poetry Prize #Philanthropy #Illustration #Amanda Perry #Celina Gallardo

[jamesmurualiterary]

Roger Reeves wins Griffin Poetry Prize 2023

Roger Reeves’ collection Best Barbarian won the Griffin Poetry Prize 2023 in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English. The Canada-based prize was founded by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin in 2000. The award has geographical…

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#Griffin Poetry Prize #Griffin Poetry Prize 2023 #Roger Reeves

[thatwitchrevan]

Well now I've got a bunch of tabs set up for a wiki binge on griffin stuff later.

#did you know there's a griffin poetry prize 👀

[stevesbipanic]

If You Would Promise Me Your Heart

For my Eddie, @steveshairychest.

Every nerd in Steve’s life had their mythical creature niche.

Robin loved pixies. Channelling their mischievous energy into her everyday life, bouncing around the store while they were on shift, even joking she’d get a pixie cut one day.

Nancy, though she would deny it to anyone outside their circle, loved fairies. Soft but calculating, intelligent and beautiful, when they had visited the ren faire the year prior her cheeks matched her glittery wings.

Dustin loved hobbits and Steve loved to affectionately call him one even as the boy grew just as tall as him, the excitement that crossed his face when Steve agreed to watch the movies with him made the confusing deep lore worth it.

Lucas loved ents. Steve would often find him in the woods just listening to the trees, he was the only one of them that would still brave the forest at night, the trees would keep him safe.

Max loved harpies. If Steve were to give any proof that these creatures existed, he’d just tell you to look at Max’s face when some boy told her girls can’t skate.

Will loved merfolk. When they visited the beach last summer Steve could see the years of stress melt away from the young boy’s face as he listened to the waves, the water washing away the memories.

El loved elves. She loved the many forms they came in from fantasy to Christmas, that they could be fun or loud or quiet or brave, that they could be whatever they wanted to pointy ears just made them a little special.

Mike loved griffins. He knew that being both just made you stronger, that you can be strong and brave and protect the things you love, that being different doesn’t make you less whole.

Erica loved unicorns. She would hit you if she heard you saying they were anything less than metal.

Which of course leads us to Steve’s favourite nerd, Eddie.

Eddie loved dragons.

The first thing he did once his scars had healed enough was to get a beautiful dragon tattoo across them, the rough skin almost like scales through the dragon’s back.

One of his most prized possessions is a massive red dragon figure for his campaigns.

Steve thinks he’s seen the How to Train Your Dragon movies more than every seven-year-old in the world because it’s the only things that make Eddie feel better when he has nightmares. He has seen them so many times that he can recite his own favourite scene by heart.

They’re in the small clearing in the woods behind their house, it’s spring, the afternoon is warm and the wind is calming. The sun is setting, they are sharing a small picnic, it’s perfect. The sun is bathing them in a golden light, Steve thinks Eddie would be beautiful even if the world was pitch black.

It’s time.

He whistles out the first few notes.

“I’ll swim and sail on savage seas, with ne’er a fear of drowning. And gladly ride the waves of life, if you will marry me.”

Eddie has turned to Steve recognising the song, his eyes are as bright as the love between them.

“No scorching sun, nor freezing cold, will stop me on my journey.”

Eddie’s eyes are shining, he’ll blame them on allergies.

“If you will promise me your heart, and love,” Steve looks expectantly at Eddie.

Eddie face breaks into a smile at Steve’s pause.

“And love me for eternity,” he continues, “My dearest one, my darling dear, your mighty words astound me. But I’ve no need for mighty deeds when I feel your arms around me,” Eddie sings pulling Steve to his feet as he stands.

Steve laughs as he continues, “But I would bring you rings of gold, I’d even sing you poetry!”

“Oh would you?” Eddie giggles.

“And I would keep you from all harm, if you would stay beside me.”

“I have no use for rings of gold, I care not for your poetry; I only want your hand to hold,” Eddie sings lacing their fingers.

“I only want you near me.”

The boys begin to spin and dance to only the tune of their voices.

“To love and kiss, to sweetly hold, for the dancing and the dreaming. Through all life’s sorrows and delights, I’ll keep your laugh inside me.”

Eddie begins to spin from Steve the joy bubbling up inside him, not even noticing Steve’s voice has gotten softer.

“I’ll swim and sail a savage seas, with ne’er a fear of drowning. And gladly ride the waves of life if-” the last words catching in his throat as he looks at Steve, down on one knee.

“If you will marry me.” Steve finishes, a beautiful black ring in the shape of a dragon protecting a ruby in its centre laying in a black box in his hand. “For the dancing and the dreaming, Stevie, yes.”

#modern steddie #steddie #httyd #steve loves his nerds #eddie loves steve and dragons #stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #stranger things s4 #ficlet #proposal #fluff #i had other writing things to do but whoops

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

In groundbreaking news this week I found a poem I loved in high school after 10+ years of not knowing what it was called or who wrote it!

Wings of Song, by Don McKay (as featured in the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize book)

#i hope the prof who ran that afternoon poetry workshop in 2008 would be happy #i thought about 'getting there on time or getting there or getting' like weekly for the last ten years lol #poetry tag

[uwmspeccoll]

In Memoriam: Charles Simic, 1938-2023

The Serbian-born American poet Charles Simic passed away this Monday, January 9, 2023. In memory of him and his work, we are sharing two pieces that feature his poetry that are illustrated with wood engravings. Simic was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” the Griffin International Poetry Prize, the Wallace Stevens Award, and an appointment as US poet laureate.

The first item shown here is a broadside published by Charles Seluzicki in 1981, printed at the Meadow Press with a wood engraving by Sarah Chamberlain. It features the poem “Interlude” by Simic, and is signed by both Simic and the printer/designer, Leigh McLellan. 

The second piece shown here is the book Shaving at Night by Charles Simic, with three wood engravings by Helen Siegl, published in 1982 also printed and designed by the Meadow Press. Each engraving accompanies a poem from the book. 

When I was in college, I remember reading a Charles Simic prose poem that had something to do with trees in a literature class (I can’t for the life of me remember the title), and I just remember the image it created in my head and thinking “wow.” I hope that Simic’s work will continue to inspire young poets and readers for many years to come. May he rest in peace. 

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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

#Charles Simic #In Memoriam #Poetry #poets #broadsides #Sarah Chamberlain #Meadow Press #Charles Seluzicki #Leigh McLellan #Helen Siegl #Shaving at Night #Interlude #wood engravings #Pioneer Valley School #RIP #Alice

[rachelspoetrycorner]

blessing the boats (2000) by Lucille Clifton

In Episode 126, Rachel brings a poem written by the first author to have two books of poetry named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize!

Rachel: In 1969, her (Lucille Clifton's) first poetry collection, Good Times, came out, and was listed by the New York Times as one of the year‘s ten best books.

Griffin: That is a good name for a book.

Rachel: Isn't it?

Griffin: Of any kind. Especially to come out in 1969. Like, nice. Like, so good.

Rachel: [laughs] So, in an interview with Antioch Review, Clifton said that she writes because "writing is a way of continuing to hope. Perhaps, for me, it is a way of remembering I am not alone."

If you’d like to hear more about this outstanding poet, you can do so here: The Goop Threshold, from 35:35-39:42

#poetry #rachel mcelroy #griffin mcelroy #poem #lucille clifton #poet #blessing the boats #wonderful! #wonderful! podcast #rachel’s poetry corner #writing #words #literature #hope #love #water #ocean #farewell #isolation #episode 126

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Iman Mersal

Iman Mersal was born in 1966 in Mit 'Adlan, Egypt. Mersal has written five books of poetry and a book of essays. Her work has been translated into Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Dutch, and English. Mersal's creative nonfiction book Traces of Enayat al-Zayyat won the 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Literature, and her book The Threshold was shortlisted for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize.

#poets #poetry #writers #woman writers #arabic poetry #arab #egypt #egyptian #middle east #middle eastern writers #Youtube

[erstwhilesparrow]

"get to know people better" tag game! (thanks @neonsnailcity for the tag!! :D )

3 ships: see i could do a joke here and list three boats, but unfortunately i don't know any well enough for that. HMS Beagle. that's all i got. okay, anyway:

Mohwee / Oeca (Outsiders SMP -- i've been thinking about them constantly for the past like seventy-hours. is it the height of romance to decide that you can and should be the only one who gets to witness your friend-rival's death. to come staggering out a death trap covered in blood and missing an eye and immediately start screaming at everyone for mistreating your rival-friend who left you to die. to go running off into the woods on a stormy night to have a conversation that is so completely just for the two of you that even the medium in which your story is told keeps that secret for you. the correct answer is yes.)

fWhip / Pix (Empires SMP season 1 -- what if they were both in love with Jimmy Solidarity and never breathed a fucking word about it to anyone but each other. that thing where you both know the other person isn't actually who you want but they're the only one who gets it and it's better than nothing and the weight of this terrible secret is just the slightest bit lighter when you're together.)

Martyn / Scott (Life Series -- based on what i've posted on ao3, i am kind of obligated to put these guys on the list. every time i think i'm done thinking about them i get suckerpunched by another thought about them.)

1st ever ship: hm. earliest one i have record of is Lucy Carlyle / Anthony Lockwood from the Lockwood & Co. book series!

last song: according to spotify, "Slide it in" by Jack Broadbent. according to me, "Through the Leaves" by Alan Gogoll.

last film: oh no. uhhhhhh it might still be Bones and All, which i watched back in august and have definitely mentioned in a different tag game before.

currently reading: um. Synaptic by Alison Calder, which is a poetry collection i'm very slowly working my way through. also kind of the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize anthology? sometimes i just go, "i want a poem," and open that to a random page.

currently watching: owengejuice's twenty-one hour video of the entirety of outsiders smp! i'm on hour three and a half :]

currently consuming: ...water? i just had some cantaloupe like an hour ago?

currently craving: a fucking nap.

tagging: @cohnal @qu-ilinn @ciaran and of course if you see this and want to do it but weren't tagged, feel free to pretend i tagged you o7

#chattering sparrow #usual reminder if you were tagged you're completely allowed to ignore this

[arablit]

Joyce Mansour's 'Emerald Wounds' Makes Griffin Poetry Prize's 2024 Longlist

March 21, 2024 – The Griffin Poetry Prize — one of the world’s largest and most celebrated poetry prizes — yesterday announced their 2024 longlist. Among the longlistees was Egyptian poet Joyce Mansour’s Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems, translated from French by Emilie Moorhouse. (Read selections from Emerald Wounds here.) Joyce Mansour (1928-1986) was born in Bowden, England, to Jewish-Egyptian…

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#Emerald Wounds #Emilie Moorhouse #Joyce Mansour

[geoxxxwyex]

Dionne Brand, reads from thirsty (2002)

2003 shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize

"how come / I anticipate nothing as intimate as history"

#dionne brand #griffen poetry prize #Youtube

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Tyche (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- Despoinida Fortuna by the people of Olympius

Age- 17 (immortal)

Location- Skyline district, New Olympus

Personality- Tyche, for the most part, is well rounded, bubbly, and optimistic. She can be greedy & materialistic at times. She's very energetic. She's a lesbian & is currently single.

She has the standard abilities of a goddess. As the goddess of fortune, chance, & luck, she can bestow good luck or fortune onto anyone she chooses (later equalized by Nemesis). In combat, Tyche's known for her fast & seamless reflexes, dodging her opponents' moves. She can shapeshift into things and objects associated with luck such as a four leaf clover, a horseshoe, and a tortoiseshell cat.

Her relationships with the other gods are fairly good and she often hangs out with Agon (god of sports & contests), Phaenna (goddess of jewels), Hermes, Hemera (goddess of the day), Gelos (god of laughter), Nemesis (goddess of retribution), Methe (goddess of drunkenness), Nike (goddess of victory), Zelus (god of envy, jealousy, & zeal), Nerissa (goddess of jellyfish), Aether (god of the upper atmosphere, celestial bodies, & heavenly light), Eos (Titaness of dawn), Móda (goddess of fashion), Iris (goddess of the rainbow), Apollo (god of the sun, music, poetry, healing, medicine, archery, plague, light, & knowledge), Hera (goddess of women & marriage), Zeus (god of the sky, thunder, & lightning), Mania (goddess of insanity), Himeros (god of impetuous love), Hedylogos (god of sweet talk & flattery), Chrysos (god of gold & riches), Zephyrus (god of the west wind), Horme (god of energy), Pannychis (goddess of nightlife festivities), Eupraxia (goddess of well-being & success), and Aphrodite (goddess of love & beauty). Tyche also hangs out with Thalia (muse of comedy), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), & Terpsichore (muse of dance). Her mentor was Orthosia (goddess of wealth).

Tyche lives in a penthouse in the Skyline district of New Olympus. The interior design matches the look of a casino with bright colors & neon light fixtures. She has a little brother Caerus (god of opportunity & luck) who lives with their mother Evimería (goddess of prosperity). Tyche loves spoiling him with toys & video games. She has a collection of Diamond Ave. clutches (her favorite being the one that’s in the shape of a money bag!)

As a gift for her induction ceremony, Tyche recieved a white gold necklace with a diamond studded dice charm from her mom. She wears it often.

In Olympius, she owns a chain of casinos (Clover Club Casino) as well as a chain of loan agencies. She's also responsible for the Olympic Lottery, hosting the winners of the Mega-Jackpot and other lotto & money prizes. Tyche and her company are also responsible for those "quick prizes contests and sweepstakes that are found on the back of cereal boxes and in fast food restaurants. She also released a successful makeup palette (Look of Luck) and is in talks of releasing her debut fragrance.

Her favorite colors are green, gold, purple, & red!

In her free time, Tyche enjoys hitting up the casinos, playing all sorts of card games, rollerblading, tennis, football (soccer), dancing, playing video games, shopping, cycling, and getting her nails done- often adding jewelry and charms to them.

Her favorite snacks are the kiwi-lime frozen yogurt (with extra popping candy toppings) from Matton's ice cream truck & a cucumber salad sandwich (with extra pickles and tzatziki mayo) from The Bread Box.

Her go-to drink is a lime drop martini. She also likes champagne, ginger ale, confetti milkshakes from The Frozen Spoon, & lemon-lime soda. Her usuals from The Roasted Bean is the large apple lychee splash and the olympian sized caramel latte (with extra whipped cream).

Her favorite meal is an olympian salad with lots of ranch dressing.

She gets around in a lime green convertible (which has Imperial Gold spinners).

She has a pet griffin named Coin.

Tyche currently has a secret crush on Terpsichore & has had crushes on Dione, Philotes, & Euphrosyne. Her last real relationship was with Arachne.

"Being lucky is the world's greatest high!"

#my oc #tyche #my oc character #my character #oc character #oc intro #character intro #oc introduction #character introduction #modern greek gods #modern greek mythology #greek myth retellings #greek goddess #greek goddesses #greek mythology #greek pantheon

[jamesmurualiterary]

Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022

Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022

Tolu Oloruntoba and Douglas Kearney were awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize 2022 on Wednesday, June 14, 2022. The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English. The Canada-based prize was founded by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin in 2000. The award has geographical categories with…

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#Douglas Kearney #Griffin Poetry Prize #Griffin Poetry Prize 2022 #Tolu Oloruntoba

[thatwitchrevan]

Well now I've got a bunch of tabs set up for a wiki binge on griffin stuff later.

#did you know there's a griffin poetry prize 👀

[lboogie1906]

Dr. Edward Kamau Brathwaite (May 11, 1930 – February 4, 2020) was a Barbadian poet and academic, considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon. Formerly a professor of Comparative Literature at NYU, he was the International Winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, for his volume of poetry Born to Slow Horses.

He held a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex and was the co-founder of the Caribbean Artists Movement. He received both the Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships and was a winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the Bussa Award, the Casa de las Américas Prize for Poetry, and the Charity Randall Citation for Performance and Written Poetry from the International Poetry Forum.

He was noted for his studies of Black cultural life both in Africa and throughout the African diasporas of the world in works such as Folk Culture of the Slaves in Jamaica; The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica, 1770–1820; Contradictory Omens; Afternoon of the Status Crow; and History of the Voice, the publication of which established him as the authority of note on nation language.

He made use of a combination of customized typefaces and spelling, referred to as the Sycorax video style. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[swamyworld]

Vancouver poet and translator George McWhirter shortlisted for $130K Griffin Poetry Prize

Canadian translator George McWhirter has been shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. They are recognized Self portrait in circle silence, was Translated from Spanish and written by Mexican poet Homero Aridzis. The $130,000 prize is the world’s largest prize for a book of poetry written or translated in English. Self portrait in circle silence A collection of poetry that reflects on the past…

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