Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2012) Winner
Ken Babstock
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Ken Babstock
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-01-19 （Newfoundland）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newfoundland → Ottawa Valley (Pembroke, Ontario) → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Nominations
- Nominated for 2006 Governor General's Award for poetry, Shortlisted for 2007 Griffin Poetry Prize, Shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Award for poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award | Mean | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Atlantic Poetry Prize | Mean | — | — | winner |
| — | K.M. Hunter Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Trillium Book Award | Airstream Land Yacht | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Methodist Hatchet | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize | — | — | — | winner |
Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award
1999
Work:
Mean
Result:
winner
Atlantic Poetry Prize
2000
Work:
Mean
Result:
winner
K.M. Hunter Award
Result:
winner
Trillium Book Award
2006
Work:
Airstream Land Yacht
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2012
Work:
Methodist Hatchet
Result:
winner
Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize
2014
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mean
1999 poetryA stunning exploration of the threshold and divide between our primeval origins and the meanness of our everyday lives.
primordial originsmeanness of everyday life
Translations
- Dutch
- Serbo-Croatian
- Latvian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary poetry
Legacy
A prominent Canadian poet who has won numerous prestigious poetry awards and contributed to Canadian literature.