Sometimes, sitting in Charles Causley’s study, looking out over the valley, it sounds as though I might be in an aviary. I used to work in one, so I know. The intense noise can be maddening. Here however, it is not. Today, there is a fast, fine drizzle hatching the ... Read More
Two thirds in at Charles Causley’s house in Launceston, Cornwall on my residency. I’ve been here since the end of September, and I go just before Christmas Eve. This has been a turning point. Every day I have to make the choice to make something, be it stabs at poems ... Read More
November 29, 2016Hannah Stamp
ConvoyThis week being Remembrance week got me thinking about Causley’s war poems, apart from everything else… One which has always struck me as packing a particularly visual punch is ‘Convoy’. I just made a preliminary sketch to try and work out some sort of composition. There are lots of decisions ... Read More
November 16, 2016Hannah Stamp
There are so many sides to procrastination. I have explored most of them. Eating. Not eating. Bad relationships. Good relationships. Going to the pub. Sleeping. Watching very important things on the internet which then turn into hours of drivel in what I call internet vortexes — leaving nothing finished ... Read More
November 11, 2016Hannah Stamp
Launceston College WinnersHaving announced the winners of our Causley Trust Children’s Poetry Competition several weeks ago, we are now thrilled to begin sharing the winning poems with you. Inundated with talent from these young budding poets, the words they have created are inspiring and a tribute to the enduring legacy ... Read More
November 4, 2016Hannah Stamp
South Petherwin Primary School WinnersHaving announced the winners of our Causley Trust Children’s Poetry Competition several weeks ago, we are now thrilled to begin sharing the winning poems with you. Inundated with talent from these young budding poets, the words they have created are inspiring and a tribute to the ... Read More
November 3, 2016Hannah Stamp
St Stephen's Primary School WinnersHaving announced the winners of our Causley Trust Children’s Poetry Competition several weeks ago, we are now thrilled to begin sharing the winning poems with you. Inundated with talent from these young budding poets, the words they have created are inspiring and a tribute to the ... Read More
November 2, 2016Hannah Stamp
Does the rain fall differently here? It seems like it does. Yes, it is often horizontal just as in Yorkshire, where I’m from, but there is something else. When I just went out after the rain stopped, there was that fresh smell of clean air, sky still grey but the ... Read More
November 1, 2016Jennifer McDerra
Our next residency opportunity is for a young writer with strong links to Cornwall. If this sounds like you then start working on an application - you have until Monday 28th November to apply.
October 28, 2016Jennifer McDerra
Friday was a special day.
North Cornwall looked resplendent in autumn sunlight as we drove from Launceston to the North Cornwall Book Festival. Our Chairman, David Fryer, pointed out the sights to our new poet and illustrator in residence at Cyprus Well, Charlotte Walker, as we passed the slate quarry and ... Read More
October 25, 2016Jennifer McDerra
My first week here is already over. Seven nights gone during which I’ve established a sort of pygmy evening routine. It is shorter and more to the point than my usual one at home in Bristol, mostly due to the subtraction of family rituals of cooking, clearing, children's’ music practice ... Read More
July 12, 2016Jennifer McDerra
Acclaimed novelist and short story writer, Jon McGregor, will be staying at Cyprus Well for a week at the end of April to prepare his latest novel for publication.
You can meet Jon during his residency at an event in Plymouth where he will be discussing his editorial process and reading ... Read More
April 20, 2016Jennifer McDerra