2024 GG Award for Poetry Finalists

Books | Brandi Bird, Bradley Peters, Bren Simmers, Barbara Tran, and Chimwemwe Undi

This year I had the great honour of being on the peer selection committee for the Governor Genera’s Award for Poetry with Heather Nolan and Tolu Oloruntoba. I feel very fortunately to have been in conversation with these two poets that I admire.

The selection process was difficult as there are so many wonderful books that came out this year in 2023-24.

These were the finalists that we chose.

Their books are beautiful and important, and I urge you to read them.

The Work (Gaspereau Press) by Bren Simmers

Precedented Parroting (Palimpsest Press) by Barbara Tran

The All + Flesh (House of Anansi Press) by Brandi Bird

Sonnet from a Cell (Brick Books) by Bradley Peters

Scientific Marvel (House of Anansi Press) by Chimwemwe Undi

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