Poetry Jury Fails To Field Shortlist – Poetry Fans Protest

Poetry fans are protesting that the jury for the new $10,000 Trillium Prize for poetry in Canada were unable to come up with a shortlist for the prize. “There were very few titles published in 2002 that met the criteria of a first book of poetry by a poet resident in Ontario for three of the last five years.” Only ten books were submitted, but protesters want a new jury to be chosen and the deadline to be extended.