Tower Poetry 2017: I am a river

Tower Poetry 2017: I am a river

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Tower Poetry 2017

Peter McDonald, Vahni Capildeo and Sarah Howe discuss the 2017 Tower Poetry competition. Tower Poetry started in 2000 when a generous bequest to Christ Church, University of Oxford was made by the late Christopher Tower to stimulate an enjoyment and critical appreciation of poetr ...  Show more

Tower Poetry 2017: Qianling Stele'

Annie Fan, second prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem Qianling Stele. 

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