The Edward Thomas Fellowship’s first Close Reading Competition closed on 30 November 2022.
The close reading competition is an excellent opportunity for you to explore a poem by one
of English Literature’s most celebrated poets and thereby deepen your understanding of
early twentieth century poetry. If you’re thinking about studying English at university, it’s also
a great way to enrich your UCAS application.
You can find out more by following this link… Continue Reading
The latest index to the Edward Thomas Fellowship Newsletters, covering copies 1 – 87 and compiled by Fellowship member Colin Thornton, is now available on the Newsletter page.… Continue Reading
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This three-day digital event (1st-3rd October) takes the life and work of Edward Thomas and expands and explores not only his own literary work but how he has inspired others, his love of nature and his sense of place and belonging.
With over 20 renowned poets, writers, and academics taking part, including: Daljit Nagra, Kathryn Bevis, Matthew Hollis, Imtiaz Dharker, the Robert Frost Society and featuring ‘Two poets in conversation: Michael Longley and Andrew Motion’, it is going to be a series of events not to be missed.
The winning poems have now been announced by our judge, Jane Draycott, whose report may be read by following the link at the foot of this page.
The winning poem is ‘The Reader’ by Sue Davies.
The joint second prizes go to Elena Croitoru for her poem ‘Playground’ and to Jo Peters for her poem ‘snowfall’.
Poems by
James Driver, Peter Challis, Karin van Heerden, Laura Potts, Virginia Astley and Wendy Manning were all Highly Commended.
To read the prize-winning poems please follow this link Edward Cawston Thomas Poetry Competition 2020 winning poems
You can now read Jane’s report by following this link – Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2020 – Judge’s Report_JDraycott… Continue Reading
