Celebrating Poets Over 70

Poems written after the age of 70 selected from 330 submissions totaling 1100 poems. Published jointly by McMaster Centre for Gerontological Studies and Tower Poetry Society in 2010, the printed anthology showcases poems by 200 poets ranging in age from 70 to 103 years of age.

Other eligible poets who submitted at the same time are featured under More Poems on this website.

Celebrating Poets Over 70 is #10 in The Writing Down Our Years Series of books highlighting the writing of older adults.

Click here to view the Writing Down Our Years website for information about all of the books in the series as well as resource listings and a blog by Series Editor Ellen Ryan.