Portal:Poetry/Events archive/August 2006

Recent events
 * French public notary Patrick Huet unveils Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World in Lyon. It is reportedly the longest modern hand-written poem in the world.
 * Sylvia Legris and Kamau Brathwaite received the 2006 Griffin Poetry Prize. Robin Blaser was presented with a lifetime achievement award.
 * Donald Hall named new U.S. Poet Laureate
 * Carol Ann Duffy wins the T. S. Eliot Prize
 * W.S. Merwin wins the 2005 National Book Award for poetry.
 * Christopher Logue wins the 2005 Whitbread Award for poetry
 * Finnish poet Bo Carpelan wins the Finlandia Prize, thus becoming the first person to win the prize twice
 * Claudia Emerson wins the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for poetry

the year in poetry

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