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Griffin Poetry Prize ぐりふぃんししょう

Edition 2 (2002)

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Winners

2 people
Christian Bök くりすちゃん・ぼーく Winner

An experimental work of constraint poetry that assigns one chapter to each of the five vowels. Drawing on Oulipo, it turns linguistic restriction into play and craft, pushing the possibilities of English to an extreme.

Each chapter is built on a single vowel, remaking the contours of English.

105 pages
constraint poetryunivocalic writingphonetic playlinguistic experiment
Alice Elizabeth Notley ありす・のーとりー Winner

A long sequence of interconnected poems in which self-observation, anger, dream diary, and urban life intersect. It explores the experience of living in Paris as a woman and as a poet through language that is sharp yet humorous.

Rebellion becomes not just a subject but the shape of thought itself.

304 pages
linked poemsself-scrutinywomen's experienceParisian daily life