News at Eleven: The organizers of a new literary prize

announced on Thursday they will award $50,000 to a single poem.

Describing it as "the biggest poetry competition in history," organizers of the Montreal Poetry Prize said the initiative "represents a major contribution to the global cultural scene."

"The launch of such a large prize for poetry obviously marks an important moment for anyone interested in literature," said Michael Harris, a poet and member of the prize's editorial board, in a press release.

from National Post: $50,000 Montreal Poetry Prize announced
then Montreal International Poetry Prize

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