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Leeder’s Translation of Grünbein’s Psyche Running Wins Griffin Poetry Prize

The Toronto ceremony also celebrated Margaret Atwood’s career with a $25,000 lifetime award

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Karen Leeder's translation of Psyche Running: Selected Poems, 2005-2022, by German poet and essayist Durs Grünbein won the Griffin Poetry Prize on Wednesday.

Overview

  • This year’s jury of Nick Laird, Tomasz Różycki and Anne Michaels evaluated 578 poetry collections submitted by 219 publishers across 17 countries.
  • Leeder will receive $78,000 and Grünbein will be awarded $52,000 under the prize’s 60-40 split for translated works.
  • Psyche Running compiles selections from Grünbein’s work spanning 2005 to 2022 into a single volume.
  • Judges praised Leeder’s translation as “universal, lyrical, philosophical,” highlighting its clarity and depth.
  • Four other shortlisted titles, including Diane Seuss’s Modern Poetry and Aaron Coleman’s translation of Nicolás Guillén, each earned $10,000.