This page will contain a list of all the Canadian poetry published between January 2026-December 2027, which will be eligible for the 2027 Girffin Poetry Prize. Please check these poets out, buy their books, support their publishers and local independent bookstores in your area. Or check their books out from the library!

Mawenzi House

Karaikhola Flows by Saraswoti Lamichhane (2026)
Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir (forthcoming 2026)

Inanna Publications

Chimeras By Tegan Zimmerman (Pub Date: March 28, 2026)
Slender Certainties By Mary Lou Soutar Hynes (co-pub with Aeolus House)​

Freehand Books

The Time of the Great Singing By Elizabeth Philips (Pub Date: Feb 10, 2026)​

Book*hug Press

I Used to Be a Pisces by Camilla Gibb (Pub. Date: April 1, 2026)
The Tinder Sonnets by Jennifer LoveGrove (Pub. Date: April 7, 2026)
Gold Star by Emma McKenna (Pub. Date: April 14, 2026)
Breath Taking by Carolyn Smart (Pub. Date: September 8, 2026)
My Forests by Hélène Dorion, translated from French by Susanna Lang (Pub. Date: October 13, 2026
Tall, Grass, Girl by Tanis MacDonald (Pub. Date: October 13, 2026)