Ange Mlinko and Kevin Young make Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist; founder Scott Griffin to convene town hall to address Canadian poets’ concerns
Griffin has said that he wants to listen to the poetry community in this country with a open mind.
George McWhirter makes a Griffin shortlist otherwise devoid of Canadian names
Last year was the first under the new prize regime.
George McWhirter and Emilie Moorhouse appear on a Griffin Prize longlist dominated by Americans
This list, selected by jurors A.F. Moritz (Canada), Jan Wagner (Germany), and Anne Waldman (U.S.), will not do much to mollify critics of the new prize regime.