It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Hurst, who died peacefully on December 8th after a long illness. Born in Yorkshire, John became Head of The Extramural Department of Exeter University in Cornwall. He was a staunch member of the Liberal Democrat party and became ... Read More
Once upon a time, I was a young English student at Exeter in Charles Causley’s days there. Nowadays, I’m both a Causley Trustee and an Exeter English postgraduate.
I didn’t know Charles Causley. I only encountered him, perhaps a dozen times over 25 years, always anonymously. He’d have no clue at ... Read More
During this year’s Digital Causley Festival of Arts and Literature, we at the Trust were amazed and delighted to suddenly find out that we had a hitherto-unknown Causley descendent joining us in our on-line ‘audience’– all the way from Australia, and over all three days.
We were also very honoured to ... Read More
The University of Exeter and the Charles Causley Trust have celebrated current and future collaborations with a special ceremony held online.
The two organisations have cemented their burgeoning relationship with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding witnessed by representatives from both sides.
Charles Causley was a prolific 20th century Cornish poet, ... Read More
Do you know that we rely on national, regional and local arts funding, business sponsorship, individual and group memberships, and donations, to do all that we do in order to keep the legacy and impact of Charles Causley alive?
Most of our Festival events in late July were completely free of ... Read More
In 2020, Guillemot Press are publishing exciting new books and objects by poet and short story writer Tania Hershman and by TS Eliot Award-winning poet (and former Causley Trust writer-in-residence, at Cyprus Well) Jen Hadfield.
Here, you’ll be treated to an exclusive event with Tania and Jen in conversation with Guillemot ... Read More
The story of ‘Mutiny in the Duchy’ has been a life-long interest of Kate Werran ever since her childhood – when one summer, whilst holidaying in her father’s home of Launceston, she put her fingers in forgotten bullet-holes left in a war monument during WWII.
She wanted to know why they ... Read More
Here, John Wedgwood Clarke reads from his forthcoming collection ‘Boy Thing’ about growing up in West Cornwall.
Described by the Cornishman as a ‘lesser-known son of Cornwall’, John Wedgewood-Clark has published two full collections of poetry, ‘Ghost Pot’ (2103) and ‘Landfill’ (2017).
His work has appeared in the ‘New Statesman’, ‘The Guardian’, ... Read More
Here you’ll be delighted by a series of short audio plays inspired by Causley’s poetry, written by playwrights and poets based in Devon and Cornwall. These plays use Causley’s work as a springboard to explore urgent new stories of humans, the land and folklore.
In December 2019, Down Stage Write staged ... Read More
Now that the 2020 Digital Causley Festival of Arts & Literature has come to an end, perhaps you might like to watch again, or (for a limited period) view for the first time many of the events aired over the three days?
We’ve collated some of the most popular events below. ... Read More
The Shop Window Exhibition is one of the few events at this year’s Causley Digital Festival that isn’t digital! 40 Shops in the town centre have again generously donated part of their shop window space to enable us to turn the whole town centre into an art gallery from July ... Read More
The Charles Causley Trust are delighted to announce they have secured another two years of funding for their new project Ignite from Arts Council England. The Ignite project funding will enable the Trust to continue to carry out the essential work of keeping alive the memory of the late Cornish ... Read More
...and the winner is...
After months of anticipation, we are delighted to announce that Luke Allan has won first prize in the 2019 Charles Causley International Poetry Competition with his poem titled 'First Winter in Iceland'. Luke wins £2,000 and a 1-week residency at Cyprus Well, Charles Causley's former home in ... Read More
Photo credit: Lisa Franklin
21 things I have learnt while being in residence at Cyprus Well
It only takes a few minutes to feel at home, here.
Source: my relaxed mind right after unpacking, and visitors’ comments throughout my stay.
The two beds are incredibly comfortable.
Source: all the poems I didn’t write ... Read More
Dear Charles,
I keep thinking about a poem I drafted a couple years ago – never did anything with it – it began "God, I love sweeping/it's how I imagine the perfect death." I sort of abandoned it because it took a big swerve, as poems do – but I do ... Read More