The Charles Causley Trust keeps alive the memory of the late Charles Causley and aims to raise the profile and appreciation of his work, and to promote writing and the other arts — especially (but not exclusively) in and around the community in which he lived, and the wider South West region of England.

Our key activities include:
— Maintaining Causley’s former home, Cyprus Well, and make it available as a place to stay and work via lettings and residencies.
— Educational activities in schools and further workshops to promote writing and the arts.
— An annual international poetry competition and young people poetry competition.
The Launceston Poetry Festival.
— Mentoring opportunities with our organisation for working in the arts and heritage sector.

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Launceston Poetry Festival collaboration with Cornish-based artist Olga Owczarek

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Launceston Poetry Festival collaboration with Cornish-based artist Olga Owczarek

We’re over the moon to announce a Launceston Poetry Festival collaboration with Cornish-based artist Olga Owczarek. Olga is weaving a…

January 23, 2026

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Gifts from 5PY Heritage

The trust has recently been contacted by the team at 5PY Heritage with news of two delightful videos to add…

December 3, 2025

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EMERGING POETS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME – SPRING 2026

EMERGING POETS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME SPRING 2026  IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR WRITING, CREATIVE KERNOW ASSOCIATES, GUILLEMOT PRESS,…

November 15, 2025

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22 Years of Charles’s Death

On this, the day that marks 22 years since Charles’s passing, we wanted to take a moment to give thanks…

November 4, 2025

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‘My room is a bright glass cabin,

All Cornwall thunders at my door,

And the white ships of winter lie

In the sea-roads of the moor.’

The Seasons in North Cornwall, Collected Poems, 1951 - 2000 [revised edition] p.31