Liz Breslin was the 3rd prize winner in The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with her poem ‘Walk A Mile/ Stepping Out’.
As a child in the UK, Liz Breslin memorised Charles Causley’s poems sitting in the bath. She now lives in Hawea Flat, New Zealand and writes ... Read More
Joanne Key was the 2nd prize winner in our Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with her brilliant ‘The Year You Turned Into A Fish’.
Joanne lives in Crewe in Cheshire where she writes poetry and short fiction. Her poems have appeared in various places online and in print including ... Read More
August 20, 2017Hannah Stamp
Jack Thacker was the winner of The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with his fantastic poem ‘The Load.’ Judged by Sir Andrew Motion with the exciting prize of £2000, and the added prestige of the backdrop of Charles Causley’s centenary year, the standard of entries was fantastically high.
Jack ... Read More
August 19, 2017Hannah Stamp
Not so much putting poetry in its place, or keeping poetry in its place, but speculating, at the end of a poetry ‘placement’ in what has become, over the months, one dear perpetual place (to quote WB Yeats) on the possible interconnectedness of inspiration and location, location, location.
Living in Cyprus ... Read More
August 19, 2017Hannah Stamp