The entries to the 2015 Charles Causley Poetry Competition were of a very high standard, and in addition to the first, second and third prizes, the judges selected five poets whose work showed particular skill or promise. In addition to a small financial reward, each of these five were offered ... Read More
The Seasons in North Cornwall
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O Spring has set off her green fuses
Down by the Tamar today,
And careless, like tide-marks, the hedges,
Are bursting with almond and may.
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Here lie I waiting for old summer,
A red face and straw-coloured hair has he:
I shall meet him on the road from Marazion
And the Mediterranean Sea.
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September ... Read More
March 21, 2016Jennifer McDerra
We are excited to announce our next residency opportunity at Cyprus Well to follow in the footsteps of Kathryn Simmonds, Dr Alyson Hallett, and our current resident poet, Isabel Galleymore.
This three month residency for a writer is part of our larger literature project, Spark to Flame, which has been grant ... Read More
March 16, 2016Jennifer McDerra
Nell Farrell
Finding the Wedding Photos
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Someone has shaken out
a blanket full of tiny bones.
They dot the oily surface,
peg its corners, stretch it
ready for the needle.
A finger slips and lozenges
of blood float on the water.
Spidered husks of flowers skim the pond
in weightless pirouette.
She bends to stroke them
with a branch ... Read More
March 11, 2016Jennifer McDerra
Russell Jones was the recipient of second prize in our most recent poetry prize for his poem 'Waggledancers'.To find out more about Russell’s work you can go to his blog.
Russell Jones.© Chrisdonia
Waggledancers
Who knew how the apple was made?
We decrypted rumours, white whiskers
of truth from the textbooks of ... Read More
March 4, 2016matrix