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.
Competition 2010
The Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the UK's most valuable prize for young poets, is once again open for entries, and this year students between 16-18 years of age are challenged to write a poem on the theme of 'Promises'
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Latest News from Tower Poetry
July 2010 The Woodstock Bookshop and Tower Poetry are hosting an evening with Jo Shapcott and Daljit Nagra on Wednesday 25 August. Click here for more information. Congratulations to Jo Shapcott who is shortlisted for the 19th Forward Prize for Poetry with her collection Of Mutability. The winner will be announced on 6 October.
May 2010 The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2010 for 11-17 Year olds is openThe judges for this year's competition are Jane Draycott and Luke Kennard. The closing date for entries is 31 July 2010 – for more information please click here. March 2010 Congratulations to all who worked on a poem on the theme of 'Promises' and entered the Tenth Christopher Tower Poetry Prize. The winners are Emily Harrison (Cirencester College, Gloucestershire) who won the £3000 first prize with her poem Love Has No Larynx; second (£1000) prize went to Katie Woods (John Taylor High School, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) with Selkie and the third prizewinner (£500) is Megan Owens (Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge, Suffolk) with Jane Loudon. February 2010 The closing date for entries to the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition has now passed - thank you to all who have entered poems this year. The judges will be meeting to select the winners, who will be informed by mid March and invited to the presentation on Wednesday 24 March (when details of the winners will be announced on the website too). September 2009 Entries open for Christopher Tower Poetry Prize 2010 The Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, is once again open for entries, and this year students between 16-18 years of age are challenged to write a poem... June 2009 Applications for the Tower Poetry Summer School 2009 are now closed The successful 2009 Summer School's applicants are being asked to confirm that they can join the group - we had lots of applicants but sadly are limited to only 14 places. Click here to view an archived list of Tower Poetry News and Events |
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.
Publications
Promises:
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.