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Griffin Poetry Prize ぐりふぃんししょう

Edition 15 (2015)

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Winners

2 people
Jane Munro じぇーん・まんろー Winner

A poetry collection that looks at aging and loss through dreamscapes, prayer, and recollection. Its intimate voice carries both humor and quiet ache.

It gathers dreamscapes and prayers to gently hold the feeling of loss.

104 pages
naturememoryagingloss
Michael Longley まいける・ろんぐりー Winner

A poetry collection that follows loss and lived experience through the death of a brother and family memory. Homeric echoes deepen its structure, giving mourning a rich formal life.

A poetry collection that turns grief and memory into a carefully built form.

79 pages
familymemorywarmourning