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).
Tower Poetry,
Christ Church,
Oxford, OX1 1DP
Tel: 01865 286591
or contact us >
| Reviews |
|
Each month, Poetry Matters will include reviews of some of the most recent books of poetry. The reviews are written with an eye to introducing readers to contemporary verse, and allowing them to choose for themselves from among the different styles and voices of new poetry in Britain and Ireland. They will also introduce readers to some of the key debates about modern verse, and its production and reception, by representing a number of contrasting critical positions and preferences. Over time, the reviews will build into an archive, and we hope that they can be used as a resource both by readers and teachers, who might want to test their own views of various writers against the opinions of our reviewers. Feedback is always welcome, so do feel free to contact us with your own opinions of the books under review, or of the reviews themselves. The views expressed by contributors to the reviews section of Poetry Matters are not those of Tower Poetry, or of Christ Church, Oxford, and are solely those of the reviewers. Latest ReviewsFebruary 2012 January 2012 December 2011 October 2011 June 2011
May 2011 March 2011 February 2011 November 2010 October 2010 July 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 November 2009 |
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.