Congratulations to Catherine Owen, longlisted for the Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize for her collection Moving to Delilah!
The books that are longlisted for this year’s Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize are:
- The Astonishing Room by Brian Bartlett (Frontenac House)
- In the Capital City of Autumn by Tim Bowling (Wolsak & Wynn)
- Great Silent Ballad by A.F. Moritz (House of Anansi Press)
- Scar Atlas by Colin Morton (Aeolus House)
- A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje (McClelland & Stewart)
- Moving to Delilah by Catherine Owen (Freehand Books)
- The Salmon Shanties: A Cascadian Song Cycle by Harold Rhenisch (U of Regina Press)
- Lossless by Matthew Tierney (Coach House Books)
- Talking to Strangers by Rhea Tregebov (VeĢhicule Press)
- How Can You Live Here? by Tom Wayman (Frontenac House)
Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors! The shortlist will be announced on March 31, 2025, and the winner announced on April 21, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Al Purdy’s passing.