Summer School 2012
The 8th Tower Poetry Summer School for young poets aged 18-23 will be held in Christ Church, Oxford from 28-31 August 2012. The tutors will be Alan Gillis (University of Edinburgh, Scotland) and Kevin Young (Emory University, Atlanta, USA).
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| The Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes 2004 :: Early Morning |
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Katherine Hindley of South Hampstead High School, London, is the winner of this year's Christopher Tower poetry competition with her poem Sunrise in Egypt. Katherine wins a cheque for £1500, while the second and third prize-winners, Nancy Freeman from London and Laura Tisdall from Bradfield-on-Avon, each win £750 and £500 respectively. The runners-up were Caroline Bird, Joanna Moorman, and Helen Mort. The theme of this year's competition was "Early Morning". The judges were Frank Ormsby, Jon Stallworthy and Peter McDonald. Full list of prizewinners
Read the winning poems in full. First prizeKatherine Hindley, South Hampstead High School, London Second prizeNancy Freeman, Christ the King VI Form College, London Third prizeLaura Tisdall, Hayesfield Technology College, Bath Runners-upCaroline Bird, The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, Middlesex Joanna Moorman, Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys Helen Mort, Brookfield Community School, Chesterfield |
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
Poems from the 7th Tower Poetry Summer School 2010
Edited by Daljit Nagra and Jo Shapcott
The Twelve contains 56 poems from the 12 young poets who attended the Summer School.