The Griffin Poetry Prize, the Canadian award that celebrates the best in Canadian and international poetry, announced that it would be doubling its prize amount from $100,000 to $200,000 in honour of the prize's 10th anniversary.“The size of the prize reflects the importance the Trustees of The
Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry place on poetry, and its
influence on literature. The increased amount of the prize shared among
the seven shortlisted poets underlines the importance of the poetry
readings, and recognises all seven poets’ books,” said Griffin prize founder Scott Griffin. The 2010 shortlist of four international and three Canadian poets was also announced. They are:International Shortlist Grain, John Glenday (Picador)A Village Life,  Louise Glück
 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)The Sun-fish,  Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
 (The Gallery Press)Cold Spring in Winter,  Susan Wicks, translated from the French 
written by Valérie Rouzeau (
Arc Publications)Canadian ShortlistThe Certainty Dream, Kate Hall (Coach House Books)Coal and Roses, P.K. Page
 (The Porcupine's Quill)Pigeon,  Karen Solie (
House of Anansi Press)Each nominee will receive $10,000 with the winner in each category receiving a $65,000 prize. The prize will be awarded on June, 3. The judges for the Griffin, poets Anne Carson, Kathleen Jamie and Carl Phillips read some 400 books of poetry to come up with the shortlist.More on the Griffin Prize is available on their official website.