The Maker The Charles Causley Literary Blog

Andy Nuttall, ‘Sky Geese’

About Andy Nuttall: Andy hails from East Lancashire in Northern England, a stone’s throw from the Yorkshire province of Armitage...

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November 30, 2022

Rob Walton, ‘Jeremy Micklethwaite’

About Rob Walton: Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where...

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November 29, 2022

Rhona Stephens, ‘Garden Friends’

About Rhona Stephens: I grew up in Northern Ireland, went to university in Wales, moved to England for a while,...

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November 29, 2022

Shauna Darling Robertson, ‘Don’t’

About Shauna Darling Robertson: Shauna grew up in the north-east of England and now lives in the south-west. Her poems...

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November 28, 2022

Sarah Ziman, ‘The Birth of Taliesin’

About Sarah Ziman: I’m originally from the South Wales valleys, and – like Charles Causley – prefer to write work...

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November 28, 2022

Mid-November Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

November has been a busy month (as usual). My workshop at Poetry in Aldeburgh went very well and, since I...

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November 23, 2022

Children’s Poetry that Every Adult Should Read

Charles Causley famously once stated that writing poetry for younger and older audiences is a very similar experience. Although we...

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November 14, 2022

November blog by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

Not long ago I saw ‘The Fisherman’s Friends: One and All’, a film inspired by fishermen in Port Isaac in...

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November 9, 2022

Discovering Charles Causley – a blog from professional artist Jill Swarbrick-Banks

SilenceMoments come in life when you stop in your tracks, take stock and ponder what really matters.Silence offers immense relief...

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November 4, 2022

Rhythm, Rhyme and Form: How Causley Changed Poetry Writing for Kids

One of Charles Causley’s greatest talents—of which there were many– was his ability to write accessible but unpatronising poetry for...

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November 1, 2022

Mid October diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

My blog earlier in October focused on coastlines and place and ‘Unpacking a sense of place’ is the topic of...

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October 26, 2022

Ghosts on the Silver Screen: The Best Ghostly Films to Watch this October

While ghost stories can seemly be confined to folkloric tales, saved for campfire legends or to scare younger siblings, many...

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October 26, 2022
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