This Friday we are hosting a poetry reading by American poet A.E. Stallings who launches her new translation of Hesiod “Works and Days” (Penguin). Come to the Ioannou Centre… read more →
28 – 31 August 2018 Young poets between 18-23 are invited to apply for the residential school to develop writing and critical skills through a series of exciting and… read more →
The 2018 Tower Prize winners were announced today at an event in Christ Church. The winners are: 1st prize Taraneh Peryie from Bristol Grammar School, with the poem ‘Richard’ 2nd prize Lucy… read more →
A big thank you to everyone who entered the competition this year. The winners have been notified today and will attend an awards ceremony in a couple of weeks… read more →
The 2018 competition on the theme of ‘Secrets’ closed on the 2nd of March and the judges are now working their way through a great many entries. We are… read more →
Welcome back from half term! The closing date for the competition is fast approaching – only 10 days left! Make sure you write that poem you have been thinking… read more →
Poems from the Tower Poetry Summer School 2016 ‘The ambitious syntax and rhetorical prowess on display are only a few reasons why this book should give good cheer to… read more →
The Tower Poetry Competition 2018 is now open for entries! That means that we will reveal the meaning of the four clues to the theme. This year’s competition is on… read more →
The launch is two weeks away and we are ready for the fourth and final clue! Are you able to find a connection between the four clues? The fourth, and… read more →