Griffin Poetry Prize

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literary award poetry award

The Griffin Poetry Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious international awards for excellence in poetry, honoring outstanding collections written or translated into English.

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Label	Occurrences
Griffin Poetry Prize canonical	14
The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry	3
Griffin Poetry Prize (International)	2
Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry	2
Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize	1
Griffin Poetry Prize (International)	1
Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist)	1
Griffin Poetry Prize International	1
International Griffin Poetry Prize	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Griffin Poetry Prize
Context triple: [Human Chain, shortlistedFor, Griffin Poetry Prize]

A. Hertzog Prize for Poetry
The Hertzog Prize for Poetry is one of the most prestigious Afrikaans literary awards, honoring outstanding achievement in Afrikaans poetry.
B. Jackson Poetry Prize
The Jackson Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional mid-career poets for their outstanding contributions to contemporary poetry.
C. Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize is a Canadian literary award presented annually to recognize outstanding works of poetry by writers from British Columbia.
D. Lamont Poetry Prize
The Lamont Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award presented by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poetry.
E. Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
The Witter Bynner Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Griffin Poetry Prize
Target entity description: The Griffin Poetry Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious international awards for excellence in poetry, honoring outstanding collections written or translated into English.

A. Hertzog Prize for Poetry
The Hertzog Prize for Poetry is one of the most prestigious Afrikaans literary awards, honoring outstanding achievement in Afrikaans poetry.
B. Jackson Poetry Prize
The Jackson Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional mid-career poets for their outstanding contributions to contemporary poetry.
C. Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize is a Canadian literary award presented annually to recognize outstanding works of poetry by writers from British Columbia.
D. Lamont Poetry Prize
The Lamont Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award presented by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poetry.
E. Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
The Witter Bynner Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary award ⓘ poetry award ⓘ
administeredBy	The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize
awardCeremonyLocation	Toronto ⓘ
awardedForTheFirstTime	2001 ⓘ
awardFor	excellence in poetry ⓘ poetry collections translated into English ⓘ poetry collections written in English ⓘ
awardsTo	poetry translators ⓘ poets ⓘ
basedIn	Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ linked to: Toronto
category	Canadian literary awards ⓘ International literary awards ⓘ Poetry awards ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
currency	Canadian dollar ⓘ
eligibility	poetry books published in the previous year ⓘ works written in English or translated into English ⓘ
field	literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ
founder	Scott Griffin ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	poetry ⓘ
hasAwardType	literary recognition ⓘ monetary prize ⓘ
hasCategory	Canadian category ⓘ International category ⓘ
hasGenreFocus	contemporary poetry ⓘ
hasMediaType	printed poetry collections ⓘ published books ⓘ
hasPart	Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize International Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize
headquartersLocation	Toronto ⓘ
inception	2000 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	Toronto ⓘ
motto	Excellence in poetry ⓘ
namedAfter	Scott Griffin ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	focuses on contemporary poetry collections ⓘ one of the world’s most valuable poetry prizes ⓘ
notableFor	international scope ⓘ large cash award to poets ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.griffinpoetryprize.com ⓘ
presentedBy	The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize
recognition	prestigious international poetry award ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionProcess	judged by a panel of poets and critics ⓘ
sponsor	The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

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Human Chain → shortlistedFor → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Charles Simic → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize (International) ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Robin Blaser → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Gjertrud Schnackenberg → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Dionne Brand → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Alice Oswald → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Anne Carson → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

David Harsent → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Yusef Komunyakaa → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist) ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Michael Longley → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize (International) ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

C. D. Wright → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award → presentedBy → Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award → partOf → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award → namedAfter → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award → organizer → Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award → relatedAward → Griffin Poetry Prize International ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Don McKay → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Griffin Poetry Prize → hasPart → International Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize → hasPart → Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize → presentedBy → The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize → sponsor → The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Griffin Poetry Prize → administeredBy → The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry ⓘ

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Carl Phillips → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Fady Joudah → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

Charles Simic → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize (International) ⓘ

subject linked to: Simic

linked to: Griffin Poetry Prize

Susan Howe → awardReceived → Griffin Poetry Prize ⓘ

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