Poet Anne Carson becomes the second Canadian this century to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
"Anne Carson has raised the profile of poetry to its rightful place: to the pinnacle of literature."
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"Anne Carson has raised the profile of poetry to its rightful place: to the pinnacle of literature."
This year's Giller shortlist smacks of compromise.
This is not the first time an award-nominated author has faced accusations of using AI to create written work.
This year's jury was for the first time composed of booksellers from across the country.
The Andrew Pyper Prize will be awarded at the annual Writers' Trust gala.
This morning's announcement comes just two weeks after the Giller Foundation announced a pair of new initiatives.
"One of the reasons I joined Book Clubs for Inmates is because I was so pleasantly surprised that Giller Prize winners and nominees were part of the basic makeup of a lot of the book clubs," says Tom Best, BCFI's executive director.
"The opportunity that a prize like this provides is not the opportunity to compete. It is the opportunity to be seen."
Griffin has said that he wants to listen to the poetry community in this country with a open mind.
More than 500 figures in the Canadian literary world took part in the boycott.