Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan has
won the International Griffin Poetry Prize for Like A Straw Bird It Follows Me,
receiving C$65,000 (£41,000).
Described by judges as poetry which "reminds us why we live and how, in the midst of war, despair, global changes", the poems are translated from the Arabic by Fady Joudah.
The annual award recognises new poetry translated into, or written in, English.
What's the Score? by David W McFadden wins the Canadian prize.
The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. The awards go to one Canadian writer and one international poet who writes in the English language.
The winners were announced at an award ceremony in Toronto, attended by some 400 guests including trustees Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje.
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