2013 Shortlist

See also 2014 Shortlist.

International Shortlist | Canadian Shortlist | Anthology | Photo Gallery

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International Shortlist

International Winner
Book: Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me, and Other Poems
Translator: Fady Joudah
Poet: Ghassan Zaqtan
Publisher: Yale University Press
Book: Liquid Nitrogen
Poet: Jennifer Maiden
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Book: Night of the Republic
Poet: Alan Shapiro
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book: Our Andromeda
Poet: Brenda Shaughnessy
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

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Canadian Shortlist

Canadian Winner
Book: What’s the Score?
Poet: David McFadden
Publisher: Mansfield Press
Book: Sailing to Babylon
Poet: James Pollock
Publisher: Able Muse Press
Book: Personals
Poet: Ian Williams
Publisher: Freehand Books

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Griffin Poetry Prize 2013 Anthology

The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2013
Edited by Suzanne Buffam
House of Anansi Press

Royalties from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression, and to offer endangered languages the opportunities to be heard in their communities.

Griffin Poetry Prize 2013 Photo Gallery

Fady Joudah, Ghassan Zaqtan, Scott Griffin
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Photo credits: Tom Sandler Photography

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See also 2012 Shortlist.

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