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News…Entries now open for The Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes 2010The Tenth Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, is open for entries, and this year students between 16-18 years of age are challenged to write a poem on the theme of ‘Promises’. Launched in 2000, the Tower Prizes are already established as among the most prestigious literary awards for this age group. The first prize is £3,000, with £1,000 and £500 going to the second and third prize-winners. In addition to individual prizes, the students’ schools and colleges also receive cash prizes and each winner is automatically eligible to enter the Tower Poetry Summer School held in August at Christ Church. Seasick Blue : Poems from Tower Poetry 2008 now availableSeasick Blue, a new collection of forty-two poems written during the annual Tower Poetry Summer School in August 2008, is now available to order. Photographs from Tower Poetry Summer School, August 2009Report and photographs from the 6th Tower Poetry Summer School (25-28 August) for young poets aged 18-23 held in Christ Church. New in Poetry MattersStephen Ross reviews Grain by John Glenday, Robert Herbert reviews The Tethers by Carrie Etter, Miriam Gamble reviews Jane Draycott’s Over and Jane Holland reviews Ballistics by Billy Collins. Keep in touchTower Poetry Facebook GroupJoin our Facebook Group to keep up-to-date with what we're doing. You can comment on our latest reviews, start your own discussion topic, or just leave a message on our Wall. Tower Poetry on MySpaceAdd us as a "friend" for regular bulletins and updates on Tower Poetry's activities. Join Our Mailing ListGet the Tower Poetry Review by email as well as periodic updates about Tower Poetry's activities. Tower Poetry exists to encourage and challenge everyone who reads or writes poetry.Established following a 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 encourage people to write their own poetry. The Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes, launched in 2000, seek out and encourage young poets. Each year, students between the ages of 16-18 years are asked to submit poems on a set theme, and the prizes have rapidly established themselves as the most prestigious poetry awards in the UK for this age group. Tower Poetry also undertakes work in poetry education through ventures such as the annual Tower Poetry Summer School, conferences, readings, and a range of publishing initiatives. Our website section, Poetry Matters, is home to an impressive and rapidly growing archive of poetry reviews written by leading poets and critics, while young and emerging poets are also given opportunity to showcase their individual talents alongside more established writers. The work of Tower Poetry is always developing and widening in scope- keep an eye on this site for details about forthcoming initiatives. Keep in touch with us via |
