The following are downloadable pictures of principals and book cover artwork associated with Griffin Poetry Prize shortlists from 2001 to 2009. All files are provided as is, in the best formats and resolutions available to us.
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Griffin Poetry Prize 2009 – Judges, Poets and Book Covers
Winners with Scott Griffin
A.F. Moritz, Scott Griffin and C.D. Wright
griffin-winners-2009.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~700K)
Photo credit: Tom Sandler
Canadian Shortlist
Kevin Connolly
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(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~1.7 Mb)
Photo credit:
Jeramy Dodds
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A.F. Moritz
moritz-af.jpg
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albert-moritz.jpg
(JPEG image [240 dpi] – ~375K)
Photo credit: Courtesy of House of Anansi Press
International Shortlist
Mick Imlah
imlah-mick.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~645K)
Photo credit:
Derek Mahon
mahon-derek.jpg
(JPEG image [400 dpi] – ~475K)
Photo credit: John Minihan
C.D. Wright
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Photo credit: Marnie Crawford Samuelson
Dean Young
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Shortlisted Book Covers
Revolver by Kevin Connolly
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Crabwise to the Hounds by Jeramy Dodds
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The Sentinel by A. F. Moritz
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The Lost Leader by Mick Imlah
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Life on Earth by Derek Mahon
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Rising, Falling, Hovering by C. D. Wright
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Primitive Mentor by Dean Young
bookcover-young.tif
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Judges
Saskia Hamilton
shamilton.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~280K)
Photo credit:
Dennis O’Driscoll
dodriscoll.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~90K)
Photo credit:
Michael Redhill
mredhill.jpg
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Photo credit:
Griffin Poetry Prize 2008 – Judges, Translators, Poets and Book Covers
Winners with Scott Griffin
John Ashbery, Scott Griffin and Robin Blaser
ashbery-griffin-blaser.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~275K)
Photo credit: Tom Sandler
Judges
George Bowering
george-bowering.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~55K)
Photo credit: Danielle Schaub
James Lasdun
james-lasdun.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~330K)
Photo credit: Nina Subin
Pura López Colomé
pura-lopez-colome.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~625K)
Photo credit: Courtesy of the author
Canadian Shortlist
Robin Blaser
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(JPEG image [1200 dpi] – ~11 Mb)
Photo credit: Joy von Tiedemann
Robert Majzels
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(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~5.6 Mb)
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Erín Moure
emoure.tif
(TIFF image [72 dpi] – ~6.3 Mb)
Photo credit: Terence Byrnes
Nicole Brossard
nicole-brossard.tif
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David McFadden
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(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~1.4 Mb)
Photo credit: Ingrid Paulson
International Shortlist
John Ashbery
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(JPEG image [600 dpi] – ~905K)
Photo credit: Lynn Davis
Elaine Equi
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Photo credit: Becket Logan
Clayton Eshleman
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(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~75K)
Photo credit:
César Vallejo
cesar-vallejo.jpg
(JPEG image [150 dpi] – ~725K)
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David Harsent
david-harsent.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~765K)
Photo credit: Simon Harsent
Shortlisted Book Covers
The Holy Forest: Collected Poems of Robin Blaser by Robin Blaser
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Notebook of Roses and Civilization Robert Majzels and Erín Moure, translated from the French, written by Nicole Brossard
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Why Are You So Sad? Selected Poems of David W. McFadden by David McFadden
mcfadden-sad.tif
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Notes from the Air: Selected Later Poems by John Ashbery
ashbery-notes.tif
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Ripple Effect: New and Selected Poems by Elaine Equi
equi-ripple.tif
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The Complete Poetry: A Bilingual Edition by Clayton Eshleman, translated from the Spanish, written by César Vallejo
eshleman-complete.tif
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Selected Poems 1969-2005 by David Harsent
harsent-selected.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~5.9 Mb)
Griffin Poetry Prize 2007 – Judges, Poets and Book Covers
Judges
John Burnside
john-burnside.jpg
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Photo credit:
Charles Simic
charles-simic.jpg
(JPEG image [200 dpi] – ~95K)
Photo credit:
Karen Solie
karen-solie.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~1.2 Mb)
Photo credit: David Seymour
Canadian Shortlist
Ken Babstock
ken-babstock.jpg
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ken-babstock.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~3.8 Mb)
Photo credit: Laura Repas
Don McKay
don-mckay.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~17 Mb)
Photo credit: Don McKay
Priscila Uppal
priscila-uppal.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~6.1 Mb)
Photo credit: Christopher Doda
International Shortlist
Paul Farley
paul-farley.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~70K)
Photo credit: Picador
Rodney Jones
rodney-jones.jpg
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Photo credit: G. Jones
Frederick Seidel
frederick-seidel.tif
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Charles Wright
charles-wright.jpg
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Photo credit: Nancy Crampton
Shortlisted Book Covers
Airstream Land Yacht by Ken Babstock
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Strike/Slip by Don McKay
mckay-strikeslip.tif
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Ontological Necessities by Priscila Uppal
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Tramp in Flames by Paul Farley
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Salvation Blues by Rodney Jones
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Ooga-Booga by Frederick Seidel
seidel-oogabooga.tif
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Scar Tissue by Charles Wright
wright-scartissue.tif
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Griffin Poetry Prize 2006 – Judges, Poets and Book Covers
Judges
Lavinia Greenlaw
lgreenlaw.jpg
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Photo credit:
Lisa Robertson
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(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~7.1 Mb)
Photo credit:
Eliot Weinberger
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(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~9.4 Mb)
Photo credit: Nina Subin
Canadian Shortlist
Phil Hall
phall.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~310K)
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Sylvia Legris
slegris.tif
(TIFF image [200 dpi] – ~285K)
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Erín Moure
emoure.tif
(TIFF image [72 dpi] – ~6.3 Mb)
Photo credit: Terence Byrnes
International Shortlist
Kamau Brathwaite
kbrathwaite.tif
(JPEG image [600 dpi] – ~4 Mb)
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Michael Hofmann
mhofmann.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~2.2 Mb)
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Durs Grunbein
dgrunbein.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~460K)
Photo credit: Renate Brandt
Michael Palmer
mpalmer2.jpg
(JPEG image [150 dpi) – ~1.4 Mb)
Photo credit:
Elizabeth Winslow
ewinslow.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~245K)
Photo credit:
Dunya Mikhail
dmikhail.jpg
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Shortlisted Book Covers
An Oak Hunch by Phil Hall
hall-oakhunch.tif
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Nerve Squall by Sylvia Legris
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(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~3.5 Mb)
Little theatres by Erin Moure
moure-theatres.tif
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Born to Slow Horses by Kamau Brathwaite
brathwaite-horses.tif
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Ashes for Breakfast: Selected Poems Michael Hofmann, translating from the German by Durs Grunbein
hofmann-ashes.tif
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Company of Moths by Michael Palmer
palmer-moths.tif
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The War Works Hard Elizabeth Winslow, translating from the Arabic by Dunya Mikhail
winslow-war.tif
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Griffin Poetry Prize 2005 – Judges, Poets and Book Covers
Winning Books – Book Covers
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida by Roo Borson
borson-oishida.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~3.4 Mb)
Selected Poems: 1963-2003 by Charles Simic
simic-selected.tif
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Judges
Simon Armitage
sarmitage1.jpg
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Photo credit:
Erín Moure
emoure.tif
(TIFF image [72 dpi] – ~6.3 Mb)
Photo credit: Terence Byrnes
Tomaž Šalamun
tsalamun1.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~225K)
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Canadian Shortlist
Roo Borson
rborson2.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~1.3 Mb)
Photo credit: Sue Schenk
George Bowering
gbowering.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~300K)
Photo credit: Janet Brooks
Don McKay
dmckay.jpg
(JPEG image [300 dpi] – ~360K)
Photo credit: Jan Zwicky
International Shortlist
Fanny Howe
fhowe.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~12K)
Photo credit:
Michael Symmons Roberts
msroberts.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~5.5 Mb)
Photo credit: Martin Bence
Matthew Rohrer
mrohrer.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~5.8 Mb)
Photo credit: Susan McCullough
Charles Simic
csimic.jpg
(JPEG image [200 dpi] – ~95K)
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Griffin Poetry Prize 2004 – Judges and Shortlisted Poets
Judges
Billy Collins
bcollins.tif
(TIFF image – ~10 Mb)
Photo credit: Juliet van Otteren (www.jvop.com)
Bill Manhire
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(JPEG image – ~310K)
Photo credit: Bruce Foster
Phyllis Webb
pwebb.tif
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Photo credit: Blaise Enright Peterson and B. Peterson
Canadian Shortlist
Di Brandt
dbrandt.tif
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Photo credit:
Leslie Greentree
lgreentree.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~6.3 Mb)
Photo credit: Sandy Weatherall, Imagine That Photographics
Anne Simpson
asimpson.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~6.4 Mb)
Photo credit: Bernice MacDonald
International Shortlist
Suji Kwock Kim
skkim.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~3.9 Mb)
Photo credit: Jill D’Alessandro
David Kirby
dkirby.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~ 2.8 Mb)
Photo credit: Barbara Hamby
August Kleinzahler
akleinzahler.tif
(TIFF image [600 dpi] – ~3.0 Mb)
Photo credit: Star Black
Louis Simpson
lsimpson.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~30K)
Photo credit:
Griffin Poetry Prize 2003 – Judges and Shortlisted Poets
Judges
Michael Longley
mlongley2.jpg
(JPEG image – ~435K)
Sharon Olds
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(JPEG image – ~37K)
Sharon Thesen
sthesen.tif
(TIFF image – ~1.8 Mb)
Shortlisted Poets
Kathleen Jamie
kjamie.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~1.6 Mb)
Photo credit: Claire McNamee, 2001
Paul Muldoon
pmuldoon.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~1.8 Mb)
Photo credit: Jerry Bauer
Gerald Stern
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(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~1.9 Mb)
Photo credit: Martin Desht
C.D. Wright
cdwright.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~1.5 Mb)
Photo credit: Forrest Gander
Margaret Avison
mavison.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~500K)
Photo credit: Joan Eichner
Dionne Brand
dbrand.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~2.7 Mb)
Photo credit: Neil Graham
P.K. Page
pkpage.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~3.2 Mb)
Photo credit: Barbara Pedrick
Griffin Poetry Prize 2002 – Judges and Shortlisted Poets
Judges
Dionne Brand
dbrand.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~2.7 Mb)
Photo credit: Neil Graham
Robert Creeley
rcreeley.tif
(TIFF image – ~2 Mb)
Michael Hofmann
mhofmann.tif
(TIFF image – ~2.2 Mb)
Shortlisted Poets
Christian Bök
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(JPEG image – ~1.2 Mb)
Eirin Moure
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(JPEG image – ~825K)
Karen Solie
solie-pic.tif
(TIFF image – ~2.1 Mb)
Victor Hernández Cruz
cruz-pic.jpg
(JPEG image – ~770K)
Christopher Logue
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(JPEG image – ~20K)
Les Murray
murray-pic2.jpg
(JPEG image – ~290K)
Alice Notley
notley-pic.jpg
(JPEG image – ~845K)
Photo credit: Terry Pollack
Griffin Poetry Prize 2001
Robert Bringhurst
robert-bringhurst.jpg
(JPEG image [72 dpi] – ~35K)
Dennis Lee
dlee.tif
(TIFF image [300 dpi] – ~2.2 Mb)