Over the Summer the Trust was delighted to welcome poet Tommy Sissons to host a residency at Cyprus Well. Whilst there he crafted five poems now in his pamphlet, Shanty and Other Poems, inspired by Charles Causley as well as the rich Cornish folklore in and around Launceston. The Trust ... Read More
Today on the 28th October, the Causley Trust’s Director, Nicola Nuttall, was invited by the Speaker of the House of Commons to the Opening of the Constituency Garden of Remembrance. This invitation was extended as one of Charles’s poems, At the British War Cemetery, was read at the remembrance event.
This ... Read More
Over the last year we have been working with a number of wonderful students and graduates in the run up to the Causley Festival of Arts & Literature (it's the 23rd - 25th Jul in case you hadn't heard!). We asked a few of them to share some thoughts about ... Read More
Navigating the uncertainties of the ever-changing Covid roadmap has been a defining characteristic of these last two summers. In Launceston, the next steps towards normality are in motion, as shopkeepers about the town prepare for a third shop window exhibition. Everyone is consistently positive and welcoming — they can’t wait ... Read More
Are you a keen writer, or someone who wants to try your hand at writing?
The Causley Festival of Arts & Literature will be offering people the chance to get their creativity flowing and put pen to paper with three digital writing workshops taking place over the festival weekend, from ... Read More
We are beyond excited and delighted to announce at last the name of the judge for our forthcoming 2020 Charles Causley International Poetry Competition!
It’s …
Bafta-nominated, international prize-winning writer and broadcaster LEMN SISSAY.
To name but a few of his many accolades, Lemn was awarded an MBE for services to literature by ... Read More
THANK YOU
2020 is a year that no one in the world will forget for a very long time to come. It’s been one of great change, development and growth (and not always an easy process by any means) for the arts and literary sector.
In March of this year, we at ... Read More
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stay in Cyprus Well, Charles Causley's former home? Do you fancy a peaceful and inspirational retreat in Cornwall? Well, now you have the opportunity! For very limited periods only over Christmas 2019 and in Spring 2020, we are opening Cyprus ... Read More
Dear Charles,
It's been a busy few days. I had mum and dad up and they asked a lot of questions about you and your poetry. I recited "Who" to them, which I've just about got by heart now – looong pauses between verses, though, which made it almost feel as ... Read More
Dear Charles,
Thanks for letting me borrow your house. Honestly it feels like you'll be back any moment! I know I said I came with a cat; I'm sorry I didn't bring him after all. He looked so settled where he was, I couldn't bring myself to uproot him. And I ... Read More
Like leaving, departure is as much concerned with beginnings as it is with endings.
I feel sad to leave this quiet house, but I’m lucky to be beginning a relationship with North Cornwall, The Charles Causley Trust, and Causley’s work, and I’m going to be back in a number of capacities ... Read More
To navigate a place is to traverse it, to propel oneself through it, to make one’s own way. It requires agency and decision-making as a path is chosen (often around and between obstacles and boundaries). Navigation involves weaving and intermingling with place; forking and delineating. Originally the word was used ... Read More
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