Heid Erdrich shortlisted for poetry prize

The Montreal International Poetry Prize list culled from entrants in nearly 60 countries.

November 18, 2011 at 8:37PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Heid Erdrich. Photo by John Ratzloff
Heid Erdrich. Photo by John Ratzloff (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minneapolis poet, teacher, editor and curator Heid Erdrich, author of four collections of poetry and a winner of a Minnesota Book Award, is a finalist for the Montreal International Poetry Prize.

The prize is truly international, with judges from all over the world -- India, Canada, the United States, Ireland, Nigeria, Guyana.

The winner of the competition will be announced in December, and all 50 finalists will be published in an upcoming anthology. Erdrich is the author of "National Monuments" and other collections and is editor and publisher at Wiigwaas Press, which publishes books in the Ojibwe language.

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Laurie Hertzel

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Freelance writer and former Star Tribune books editor Laurie Hertzel is at lauriehertzel@gmail.com.

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