News at Eleven: The landscapes of Mark Tredinnick's poems

are usually Australian--the Blue Mountains, or the Southern Highlands, where he lives. But it is Walking Underwater, a poem he wrote in Portland, Oregon, that has won the inaugural Montreal International Poetry Prize, which at $50,000 is the world's richest prize for a single poem.

There were 3200 entries from 59 countries and Britain's former poet laureate, Andrew Motion, chose the winner from a shortlist of 44 poets including seven Australians (and a second poem, Kingfisher, by Tredinnick).

from The Sydney Morning Herald: Poet walks away with major international prize
then The Montreal International Poetry Prize: 2011 Montreal Prize Winner
then The Globe and Mail: In Other Words: Australian Poet Wins $50,000 Montreal International Poetry Prize

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