National Poetry Competition Audio

 

Tom Chivers talks to the judges Lee Harwood, Alice Oswald and John Burnside, along with the winners and commended poets to gain an insight into this years competition.

  

Interviews with the judges

 

 More indepth advice from Lee Harwood, John Burnside and Alice Oswald for all you prospective entrants.

 

 Tom Chivers in conversation with Lee Harwood.

 Tom Chivers in Conversation with Alice Oswald.

 

 Tom Chivers in Conversation with John Burnside.

 

Interviews with the winning poets

 

 

Mike Barlow talks about winning the competition.

Click here to read John Latham's second place poem 'From Professor Nobu Kitagawa's Notebooks On Effects of Lightning on the Human Body'

 

 Third place winner David Grubb talks to Tom Chivers about the competition..

 

Interviews with the commended poets

 

 Sheila Hiller

 John Daniel

 Sue Lozynskyj

 Benjamin Morris

 Julia Lewis

Charlie Druce

 

At our dedicated NPC pages you can find out more about the 2007 and the up coming 2008  Competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quicklinks

  • National Poetry Competition: the winners of the 2007 competition  will be announced in March 2008. Also, head to the NPC pages to find out the judges for the next competition. 
     
  • Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award: teachers and young poets, if you would like class sets of our yearly Foyle booklet please contact us by email or by phone on 020 7420 9880. The closing date each year is July 31st.
     
  • RISE Londonwide Youth Slam Championship: check out the winners of the 2007 competition, and later this year we'll feature teacher resources to support slam and performance poetry.
     
  • Poetry Review: gain a valuable insight into the world of contemporary poetry by subscribing today.
     
  • Become a member of The Poetry Society and receive four issues a year of Poetry Review and Poetry News, get feedback on your poetry through our Poetry Prescription service, plus many other exciting benefits. 

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