The Griffin Poetry Prize 2008 Anthology

edited by George Bowering

tagged: anthologies (multiple authors), canadian

Description

The best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured each year with the Griffin Poetry Prize. The 2008 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes poems from the exceptional books shortlisted by judges George Bowering, James Lasdun, and Pura Lopez Colome. The poems in the 2008 anthology are selected and introduced by Bowering, the Canadian member of the jury.

Royalties from the sales of the anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.

About the Author

George Bowering is Canada's first poet laureate and an officer of the Order of Canada. He is the author of more than eighty books, the most recent of which include The Hockey Scribbler, Writing the Okanagan, and 10 Women. A native of British Columbia, he lives in Vancouver.

Contributor Notes

George Bowering is the award-winning author of more than forty books, including novels, stories, and poetry collections. His poetry collection Changing on the Fly was a Griffin Prize finalist in 2005.

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The Griffin Poetry Prize 2008 Anthology

edited by George Bowering

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