Vancouver poet and translator George McWhirter makes shortlist for $130K Griffin Poetry Prize
by CBC
CBC— The $130,000 prize is the world's largest prize for a single book of poetry written in or translated into English. It was also announced that St. John's poet Don McKay has won this year's $25K lifetime achievement award.
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