Christ's College has a vibrant poetry and literature scene, with Ruth Padel was our poet-in-residence throughout 2009 and ran a popular series of readings and workshops within College.

Our busy year of Milton 400 celebrations in 2008 included a one-off informal reading in Chapel, with alumni, fellows and students performing their own work. Christ’s has a long tradition of fostering poetic talent which continues to thrive today: previous issues of Pieces magazine have showcased new work by Matt Kirkham (m. 1984) amongst others.