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    Here’s the international shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

    Katie Yee
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    April 7, 2020, 5:40pm

    If you’re looking for something to read this National Poetry Month, look no further than the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist. The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada’s most generous poetry award. After reading through 572 books of poetry from 14 different countries, this year’s judges have whittled the list down to these four finalists for the International category. (You can also check out the Canadian shortlist here.) The winner, who will receive $65,000, will be announced online on May 19th. (Each of the finalists will be awarded $10,000—nothing to sneeze at.)

    Congratulations to all!

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    How to Dress a Fish_Abigail Chabitnoy

    Abigail Chabitnoy, How To Dress a Fish
    (Wesleyan University Press)

     

    Arias Sharon Olds

    Sharon Olds, Arias
    (Knopf)

     

    Time_Etel Adnan

    Etel Adnan, tr. by Sarah Riggs, Time
    (Nightboat)

     

    Natalie Scenters-Zapico, Lima :: Limón
    (Copper Canyon Press)

    Abigail Chabitnoy Etel Adnan Griffin Poetry Prize Natalie Scenters-Zapico poetry poets Sharon Olds

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