People have been asking to read the winning poems from this years competition ahead of the awards ceremony in April. Here's Claire Dyer's winning entry 'Trust and the Horse' for you.We’ll share each of the other winning and highly commended poems here every Friday in the lead up to the ... Read More
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 Charles Causley Poetry Prize judged by Professor Anthony Caleshu of Plymouth University and shortlisted by a panel drawn from the English faculties of Falmouth, Plymouth and Exeter University – Dr. Kym Martindale, Dr. Miriam Darlington, and Professor Ronald Tamplin.The Winners:1st ... Read More
February 12, 2016matrix
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 ... Read More
February 1, 2016matrix
There’s something striking about a house on a hill. So many stories start with one.With some apprehension, I arrived at Charles Causley’s House on Ridgegrove Hill in the second week of January to take up my place as the next poet-in-residence. Though the house sits on the side of a ... Read More
February 1, 2016matrix