Winners 2004 : Third Prize

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.

Poetry Matters

Poetry Matters is an exciting on-line poetry magazine which provides a fresh, dynamic perspective on poetry issues through a mix of news, reviews and comment.

Laura Tisdall

Resurrection

I walked among the Dead for years
Through my own stubborn bent;
Not quite in the shadowed realm
But awaiting the event.

Then in the hour I never looked
A sudden patch of sun;
I did not hold it close enough -
It shivered, and was gone.

Now the dawn grows closer still
And lately, in the air
I feel a careful stirring,
A waiting, everywhere -

I saw the Dead to sleep last night
Perhaps they slumber still -
If one day of living
Can take away that chill.

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

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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.