Ghassan Zaqtan & Fady Joudah Win 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize
via Arab literature (in translation), & see also posts on Nomadics here & here, and the LA Review of Books, here. BY MLYNXQUALEY ON JUNE 14, 2013 • ( 0 ) Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: and Other Poems, by Ghassan Zaqtan, trans. Fady Joudah, has won this year’s international Griffin Poetry Prize: The prestigious Griffin poetry prize is awarded annually in two categories — international and Canadian — and each winner receives C$65,000 in … Read more Ghassan Zaqtan & Fady Joudah Win 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize