Summer School 2010
The 7th Tower Poetry Summer School (24-27 August) for young poets aged 18-23 will be held in Christ Church Oxford.
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Tower Poetry,
Christ Church,
Oxford, OX1 1DP
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| Winners 2007 : Runner-up : Alice Howlett |
Alice HowlettSt George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh Before DawnLooking for stars as you sleep, and missing them, drowsily I knowthat if I could, I’d take you somewhere the weather tells us yes and doesn’t toss and turn, moan, blearily roll over; I’ve had enough of this sullen chill, this hibernating sky. With a short sharp lift, we’d leave this wet November and we’d rise, freed, paper-lantern-like from Edinburgh into higher, thinner air; and then the stars we’d see, your face tight against the window, would challenge us to keep on loving our city’s nightly glitter: Arcturus, Vega, and galaxies, nebulae, indistinct, radiant; and I’d feel a subtle surge that meant we were part of something greater, far greater, and you’d nestle back down, your head on my shoulder, until it was time to wake you. |
About Tower Poetry
Tower Poetry exists to encourage and challenge everyone who reads or writes poetry. Funded by a generous bequest to Christ Church, Oxford, by the late Christopher Tower, the aims of Tower Poetry are clear: to stimulate an enjoyment and critical appreciation of poetry, particularly among young people in education, and to challenge people to write their own poetry. Creative writing should be a central element in literary education, and learning about writing poetry can help students to think about ways of reading poetry.
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The Christopher Tower Poetry Prize Winners 2010 (Digital Edition)
The winning poems from the 2010 prize are brought together in this exclusive digital-only edition.