[New-Poetry] Griffin Poetry Prize Short List

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Judges John Burnside, Charles Simic and Karen Solie read 483 books of poetry, including 18 translations, received from 15 countries around the globe. The seven finalists – three Canadian and four International – will be invited to read in Toronto at the MacMillan Theatre on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The winners, who each receive C$50,000, will be announced on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at the seventh annual Griffin Poetry Prize Awards Evening.

Canadian Shortlist
Airstream Land Yacht • Ken Babstock
House of Anansi Press

Strike/Slip • Don McKay
McClelland & Stewart
 
Ontological Necessities • Priscila Uppal
Exile Editions

International Shortlist
Tramp in Flames • Paul Farley
Picador

Salvation Blues • Rodney Jones
Houghton Mifflin
 
Ooga-Booga • Frederick Seidel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 
Scar Tissue • Charles Wright
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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