The grand finale of the centenary year .....
On Saturday 25th November, the Lustleigh Society presents an evening of Film and live music to celebrate the life of the poet Charles Causley. Not only will the feature length film be introduced by the director Jane Darke, Jim Causley, a distant relation of the poet, will also be present to sing some ... Read More
Come and hear Charles Causley's libretto with an original score by Stephen McNeff and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ensemble – Kokoro.
The opera tell the story of the prophet Elisha and the raising of the boy from the dead after he has been struck down in the field by the heat of the sun. The source ... Read More
Come and listen to the former Archbishop of Canterbury and current Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge reveal how Charles Causley inspired his career as a poet.
Saturday 9 December 2017 at 7 30
Launceston Town Hall
Tickets from Launceston TIC
£10, under 18 and unwaged £8
On Monday 30 October 8pm, Charles Causley, Troubadour.
Experience an evening with John Mole, Alyson Hallett, Rory Waterman, Cahal Dallat, Bernadette
Reed & Jim Causley
Join our Causley-Trust/Coffee-House Poetry words&music 100th-birthday
bash for Charles Causley (1917-2003), one of the century's most popular
poets whose modern ballads, subversive wit, & odes to everyday
experience, captured the imagination ... Read More
Jane Darke's film, Cornwall's Native Poet Charles Causley. Showing on BBC FOUR on Sunday October 1st at 8pm. And then available on BBC iPlayer
Liz Breslin was the 3rd prize winner in The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with her poem ‘Walk A Mile/ Stepping Out’.
As a child in the UK, Liz Breslin memorised Charles Causley’s poems sitting in the bath. She now lives in Hawea Flat, New Zealand and writes ... Read More
Joanne Key was the 2nd prize winner in our Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with her brilliant ‘The Year You Turned Into A Fish’.
Joanne lives in Crewe in Cheshire where she writes poetry and short fiction. Her poems have appeared in various places online and in print including ... Read More
On 18th June at 2pm we will be celebrating 100 years since Charles Causley’s birth with poetry readings and tea in Launceston’s Victoria House. The event is hosted by Les and Margaret Baker with any donations collected being given to The Charles Causley Trust and St. Thomas Church. A ... Read More
The eighth Charles Causley Festival is approaching, running from 1st-10th June, with particular focus on the weekend of 3rd/4th June. A variety of events from exhibitions, walks, music, poetry, film and literature will be taking place, and here at The Trust we are excited to share with you the events ... Read More
We are delighted to announce that our incoming poet-in-residence Cahal Dallat has won the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize 2017. The winners were announced by the Prize Chair, Baroness Floella Benjamin, at the Royal Society of Antiquaries on 24th April. Cahal’s poem ‘Giant’ took first place in the poetry category, fighting ... Read More
The Keats-Shelley Memorial Association has recently announced the shortlist for their prestigious Keats-Shelley Prize 2017. The prize was established in 1998 and is an annual competition for poems and essays on Romantic themes. This year the theme is ‘To a Friend’ in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of ... Read More