The Charles Causley Trust have appointed a Development Officer to deliver the ‘Spark to Flame’ project which takes its name from Causley’s poem, Kelly Wood, and aims to preserve and promote the legacy of Charles Causley in Cornwall and beyond. Jennifer McDerra took up the post in September 2015 with a view to establishing a…
In 2014 Charles Causley’s house was lovingly restored to provide comfortable living accommodation. The two reception rooms have been reinstated to just how they were during Causley’s lifetime and there are many of Causley’s artefacts, furniture and artworks situated throughout the house. The house is available for rental on certain weeks. The house is primarily…
The Charles Causley Poetry Competition is open for entries for this year. With a first prize of £2000, the competition has in the past two years attracted many top class poems from a wide variety of writers. The closing date is 3rd November 2015. For details and entry forms, follow the link in the top…
The Charles Causley Trust is delighted to announce Isabel Galleymore as their next writer in residence Galleymore will take up the post for three months commencing in January 2016 and will be based at the poet Charles Causley’s former home in Launceston. Galleymore is a gifted young poet whose pamphlet Dazzle Ship received excellent reviews.…
We hope you’ll enjoy this short film about the history of the Trust and our recent residency and competition projects. Featuring Dr Alyson Hallett, Jim Causley, Ron Tamplin, Kathryn Simmonds, our 2014 competition winners and many more!
The Charles Causley Trust was delighted to welcome our prize winning poets to Launceston last week for a super event in the company of Dr Alyson Hallett, Kathryn Simmonds and Jim Causley. You can see more photos from the event over on our gallery page. The Trust would like to thank everyone for helping to…
Launceston Town Hall on Thursday 12th March 2015 saw a very special event to celebrate the 2014 Charles Causley Poetry Competition. The event saw winners of the competition take the stage with our former poets in residence Dr Alyson Hallett and Kathryn Simmonds. The night closed with a short set from Jim Causley, featuring Causley poems set to music from…
Charles Causley’s House Open to the public during Charles Causley Festival 2015 Charles Causley’s House will be open for visitors during Charles Causley Festival 2015 Open every day Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June 2-5pm Free Admission Visit Charles Causley’s house, Cyprus Well, which will be open especially for the Festival. Please Visit the Charles Causley Festival…
The Charles Causley Trust is delighted to announce the winners of the 2014 Charles Causley Poetry Competition, in aid of the upkeep and on-going programme of Writing Residencies and Literature events in the late poet’s house in Launceston, Cornwall. The competition closed in November 2014, and offered a top prize of £2000 with runners up prizes…
Don’t miss Jim Causley & Lukas Drinkwater at Exeter Phoenix this month! Find out more on the Phoenix Website “Jim and Lukas will be showcasing new material they are writing together, offering a 21st century perspective on traditional song. Five times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Causley is renowned for his warm stage presence and…
The Charles Causley Poetry Competition is closed and the winners have been informed. Many thanks and very best wishes to all the poets who entered. The field was very strong. The prize winners have been chosen and informed in person, and will be announced in the New Year on our websites. Keep an eye on…
Falmouth University‘s Charles Causley Symposium is part of a larger project to raise the profile of Causley as both a regional and national poet, and as a central figure in British twentieth-century poetry – a poet who faced outwards from Cornwall while locating himself very much in the landscape of his life. The symposium is…
Join The Charles Causley Society for a magical service of Christmas Carols and poems in the beautiful setting of St Thomas Church, on Tuesday December 2nd, at 7pm. The collection will be donated to the St Petroc Society for the homeless.
One of the most striking things about living in Charles Causley’s house is the quality of silence that inhabits it. It is not just the absence of noise that is remarkable, but the density of the quietness, the materiality of it. I can only put this down to the fact that for more than thirty…
Join the Charles Causley Trust for a reading in Launceston from current Charles Causley Poet in Residence, Dr. Alyson Hallett, on Wednesday 19th November. Dr Alyson Hallett is a prize-winning poet and Hawthornden Fellow whose latest book of poems is Suddenly Everything. Previous books include The Stone Library and Towards Intimacy. She won first prize…
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