Book Description
The second volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the international and Canadian books shortlisted for the 2002 prize, chosen and introduced by jurors Dionne Brand, Robert Creeley, and Michael Hofmann. Edited by award-winning poet Esta Spalding, this book is a one-stop shop for poems from each of the seven shortlisted collections: Canadian Prize winner Eunoia by Christian Bök (Coach House); Sheep's Vigil by a Fervent Person by Eirin Moure (Anansi); Short Haul Engine by Karen Solie (Brick); Maraca: New and Selected Poems 1965--2000 by Victor Hernández Cruz (Coffee House); Homer: War Music by Christopher Logue (Faber); Conscious and Verbal by Les Murray (FSG); and International Prize winner Disobedience by Alice Notley (Penguin). Royalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.

About the Author
Esta Spalding has been hailed as being at the forefront of a new generation of Canadian poets. She lives in Vancouver.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2002 includes selections from the international and Canadian books shortlisted for the 2002 prize, chosen and introduced by jurors Dionne Brand, Robert Creeley, and Michael Hofmann. Edited by award-winning poet Esta Spalding, this book contains poems from each of the seven shortlisted collections: Eunoia by Christian B￯﾿ﾽk, Sheep's Vigil by a Fervent Person by Eirin Moure, Short Haul Engine by Karen Solie, Maraca: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000 by Victor Hern￯﾿ﾽndez Cruz, Homer: War Music by Christopher Logue, Conscious and Verbal by Les Murray, and Disobedience by Alice Notley.