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...
Rob Walton, ‘Jeremy Micklethwaite’
About Rob Walton: Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where...
Rhona Stephens, ‘Garden Friends’
About Rhona Stephens: I grew up in Northern Ireland, went to university in Wales, moved to England for a while,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...