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list price: $13.95
edition:Paperback
category: Poetry
published: Nov 2000
ISBN:9780921870753
publisher:
Ronsdale Press
Description
Each year the League of Canadian Poets sponsors the prestigious National Poetry Contest. From the thousands of entries received, the judges choose three prize winners and a list of honourable mentions. These poems, the finest of the year, are then published in Vintage, the annual anthology.
For the year 2000, First-Prize Winner ($1,000) is Russell Thornton of North Vancouver, for "The Beginnings of Stars." Second-Prize Winner ($750) is Sue MacLeod of Halifax for "Especially for a Woman, Reading." Third-Prize Winner ($500) is Tammy Armstrong of Vancouver for "A Proper Burial for Songbirds." Other well known poets in the collection are Jay Ruzesky, Eva Tihanyi and Patricia Young. Also included are the winners of the 2000 special competition for Canadian elementary and secondary school students.
Vintage 2000 is an ideal introduction to the vitality and diversity of the Canadian poetry community. Previous editions have been adopted widely for use in schools, colleges and universities.
Contributor Notes
Each year the League of Canadian Poets sponsors the National Poetry Competition and the Youth Poetry Competition. Both have as their aims the encouragement of poetic talent.
The National Poetry Competition has been an annual event ever since its beginning in 1986 and is now one of Canada's most prestigious writing competitions, offering all Canadians a chance to discover their writing abilities. Six well known poets are selected by the League's National Council to judge the contest. Each year the 50 winning poems are gathered into a poetry anthology, Vintage.
The Canadian Youth Poetry Competition comprises two categories: the junior division for students in grades 7 to 9, and the senior division for grades 10 to 12. The judges are established poets who choose the top three poems in each category. These poems are also included in Vintage.
