Tuesday, June 09, 2009

News at Eleven (Back Page): A.F. Moritz was named the Canadian winner

of the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize at a gala ceremony on Wednesday night in Toronto.

Moritz, 62, was awarded the $50,000 prize for his collection The Sentinel. Moritz, who has lived in Toronto since 1974, teaches at the University of Toronto.

On the international side, second time was the charm for American poet C.D. Wright, who has recognized for her collecting Rising, Falling, Hovering.

from National Post: The Afterword: A.F. Moritz, C.D. Wright wins Griffin Poetry Prize

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