Griffin Poetry Prize Masterclass (in partnership with Arvon): Linked Poems with Ishion Hutchinson
Arvon is partnering with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s largest and most generous international poetry awards, to deliver a Masterclass with acclaimed poet Ishion Hutchinson.
In this two-hour session with poet, essayist and Cornell professor Ishion Hutchinson, winner of the 2025 Rilke Prize and shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, you will write a series of linked poems that integrate, however loosely, a vibrant and layered world pulsing with scenes, things, little stories and people’s feelings.
Everyone who books a place on this Masterclass will be automatically entered into a draw to win a complete collection of books from the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist, kindly donated by the Griffin Poetry Prize team.
The international Griffin Poetry Prize https://griffinpoetryprize.com/ was founded in 2000 to encourage and celebrate excellence in poetry. The prize is awarded annually for a first-edition poetry collection written in, or translated into, English by a living poet and/or translator from any country. The winner of the international Griffin Poetry Prize receives C$130,000. The other shortlisted poets each receive C$10,000.
Date: Tuesday 5 May 2026, 19:00–21:00 BST
Location: Online
Cost: £40 / CAD$74 Concessions: £20 / CAD$37
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