Winner of the 2005 Forward Poetry Prize with Legion, David Harsent’s poetry includes versions of the work of Bosnian poet Goran Simic, notably Sprinting from the Graveyard (1997), written during… read more →
Former Head of English and Director of NATE (the National Association for the Teaching of English) and the creator of the Poetry Place website, Trevor Millum showed teachers, parents –… read more →
Thanks to the generosity of Dr and Mrs Paul Kent, ‘Feather — small and still’, one of the shortlisted poems from Tower Poetry’s 2009 competition — Villanelle – by Sophie… read more →
Michael Longley is one of today’s most celebrated poets. He has published eight collections of poetry, including Gorse Fires, which won the Whitbread Prize, and The Weather in Japan, which… read more →
This special event at Christ Church, University of Oxford, marked both the launch of A Tower Miscellany, edited by Peter McDonald, and the tenth anniversary of Tower Poetry. The Miscellany… read more →
Edited by Peter McDonald, contributers to A Tower Miscellany were Paul Abbott Alex Bell Stephen Burt Olivia Cole Miriam Gamble Frances Leviston Emily Middleton Helen Mort Nicholas Pierpan C.E.J. Simons A… read more →
The 6th Tower Poetry Summer School (25-28 August) for young poets aged 18-23 was held in Christ Church. Jane Draycott and Frances Leviston have been inspiring tutors for the group… read more →
As part of the 2009 The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, Gillian Clarke with Peter Buckroyd, previously Chief Examiner, AQA GCSE English held a workshop, organised by Tower Poetry. Introduced… read more →
Poems from the Tower Poetry Summer School 2008 Edited by Jane Draycott and Frances Leviston, participants who contributed to Seasick Blue were Rees Arnott-Davies John Clegg Charlotte Geater Antony Hurley… read more →
Ten young poets were given the opportunity to develop their writing and critical skills through the annual Tower Poetry Summer School at Christ Church between 26-29 August 2008. The residential… read more →