Poetry shortlist

CBC Poetry Prize: The finalists  »

Announcing the five poets on this year's shortlist.

Marion Quednau, "Yesterday, I looked inside"  »

In this shortlisted story for the CBC Poetry Prize, a casual glance leads to a tragic discovery and a question of grace.





Emily McGiffin, "Stikine Country"  »

In this shortlisted story for the CBC Poetry Prize, power, beauty and belonging in the northern BC wilderness.

Catherine Greenwood, "The Texada Queen"  »

In this shortlisted story for the CBC Poetry Prize, a father-daughter relationship is seen through a nautical lens.





Sadiqa de Meijer, "Great Aunt Unmarried"  »

In this shortlisted story for the CBC Poetry Prize, an elderly relative evokes the foreign and the familiar.

Stephanie Bolster, "Long Exposure"  »

In this shortlisted story for the CBC Poetry Prize, post-Katrina snapshots inspired by now-famous photographs.





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