American poet Roger Reeves wins $130K Griffin Poetry Prize for best poetry book in the world
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 9, 2023
American poet Roger Reeves has won the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection Best Barbarian.
The $130,000 prize currently stands as the world's largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English.
Best Barbarian is a collection that explores Black life in contemporary America. It was previously shortlisted for the U.S.'s National Book Award for Poetry and the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection.
When Reeves was named the winner in front of a packed house in Toronto . . .
