The Charles Causley Trust

Launceston Poetry Festival
2025-05-30 - 2025-06-01
Announcing The Launceston Poetry Festival

Cyprus Well booked (ATL)
2025-01-21 - 2025-01-30

Writing Residency at Cyprus Well
2025-01-06 12:00 - 2025-01-20 23:00 (Europe/London) | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom

Cyprus Well Booked (KN)
2025-01-06 08:00 - 2025-01-20 17:00

Cyprus Well Booked (AH)
2025-01-02 08:00 - 2025-01-05 17:00

Anne Blackwell-Fox Exhibition at Merchant House
2024-12-05 08:00 - 2025-02-05 17:00 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
From the 5th December 2024 to 5th February 2025
Merchant House will display a collection of artworks by Anne Blackwell-Fox. Her artworks of forests, riverbanks, water reflections, and woodland scenes reflect her deep love of nature and act as emotional responses to the natural sublime.
“My paintings are often an emotional response to what I think are sublime spaces and they reflect my feeling at the time of their making. Almost a self-portrait of the mind. With the absence of human form, they appear as empty silent places and are met in solitude.
I make plein air sketches, sometimes write poetry and take photographs of places that inspire me. Back in my garden studio, I work mainly with oil paints on canvas, developing my source material further. My paintings can be literal at times but are also translated into semi-abstract works, giving a sense of freedom and expression with the brushwork.” – Anne Blackwell-Fox

2025 Causley Poetry Competitions Launch
2024-12-04
Our annual Young Persons Competition and International Poetry Competitions go live on the 4th of December.
The Charles Causley Trust Poetry Competitions are now LIVE!

Drifted Stream Launch at National Poetry Library
2024-11-05 18:00 - 21:00
Celebrating the Launch of The Drifted Stream with the National Poetry Library

House of Commons Remembrance Reading
2024-10-28
The director of Causley Trust, Nichola Nuttall, was invited to visit the House of Commons for a Remembrance Day event with special readings of Charles Causley’s poetry.

Sue Wallace-Shaddad's Free Presentation at Causley Bookshop
2024-10-25 13:00 - 13:30 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom

Cyprus Well Fully Booked
2024-10-24 08:00 - 2024-10-26 17:00

Heritage Open Days: Cyprus Well
2024-09-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom
🏡As part of Heritage Open Days, Cyprus Well is open this September!
👋Saturday 7th and 14th September, 11-3pm.

Heritage Open Days: Merchant House
2024-09-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
🏡As part of Heritage Open Days, 11A Merchant House is open this September!
👋Saturday 7th and 14th September, 10-1pm.

Mary Harold: Artist Talk
2024-08-16 13:00 - 13:30 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
Mary will talk about the inspiration and the techniques she uses to create her artworks.

Guest Stay at Cyprus Well
2024-08-05 11:00 - 2024-08-07 23:00 | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom

Developing your poetic voice
2024-08-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom
Tommy Sissons’ masterclass (suitable for all level of experience) will offer attendees exercises designed to further the distinctiveness of their poetic voices. Sissons will lead students through activities which focus on making language explosive, and explore ways in which we can evoke subtle imagery through the structure of verse.
Fee £10, to book your place please email to info@causleytrust.org

Tommy Sissons: Five Poems from Cyprus Well
2024-08-02 13:00 - 13:30 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
Tommy Sissons will be reading a set of new poems, written during his stay at Cyprus Well and inspired by the work of Charles Causley. Sissons’ poetics will explore several of Causley’s thematic interests through the form of an interwoven verse narrative rooted in the Cornish landscape. An accompanying booklet of these 5 poems will be available for purchase. (Free admission)

Tommy Sissons at Cyprus Well
2024-08-02 08:00 - 2024-08-03 12:30 | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom

Exhibition: Mary Harold
2024-08-01 - 2024-09-30 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
During August and September the Causley Bookshop will display a series of works by Mary Harold. Mary, also a lover of Causley’s poetry, finds inspiration for her prints in various techniques in nature.

Poet in Residence: Tommy Sissons
2024-07-29 - 2024-08-04 | Cyprus Well, Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT, United Kingdom
We’re so pleased that poet, writer and educator Tommy Sissons will be our Poet in Residence this summer.

Tommy Sissons
Tommy is a novelist, poet, educator, and dramatist based in London. His polemic ‘A Small Man’s England’ (2021) and his debut novel ‘Cautious, A Boat Adrift’ (2023) were both published by Repeater Books. Sissons’ plays have previously been performed at the Unicorn Theatre, the Chichester Festival Theatre, the Jack Studio Theatre and the Brighton Komedia. His poetry has been featured in a variety of journals, including The Poetry Review, and has been studied in colleges and universities in the UK, Germany, and the USA. Sissons is also the editor of GRASS Magazine, an annual publication specialising in the promotion of working-class literature, art, and photography. He has given lectures on his work at institutions such as the V&A Museum, Sheffield Hallam University, Roehampton University and the University of Chicago Illinois.
Tommy is Co-Founder of Kitchen Revolt Productions – read more here.

The Causley Bookshop in town is open from 10am to 3pm
2024-07-27 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-20 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-13 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
Do stop by our bookshop – we’re open 10-1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 10-3pm on Saturday.
We’re now selling second hand fiction and non-fiction books – as well as collectible Causley publications. We are welcoming book donations, so please do drop off any unwanted books to us in 11A Merchant House. Each book donation helps us raise funds for the Trust.
We are also looking for volunteers to staff the creative hub and book shop. If you are interested in joining a growing group of friendly and supportive volunteers, then do get in touch either via email at info@causleytrust.org or by dropping in to see us in 11A.
We’d love to see you. 👋

The Causley Bookshop in town is open from 10am to 1pm
2024-07-23 10:00 - 2024-07-26 13:00, 2024-07-16 10:00 - 2024-07-19 13:00, 2024-07-09 10:00 - 2024-07-12 13:00 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom

Launceston Lyrics: Singer/Songwriter Helen Porter mini-performance
2024-07-19 13:00 | Causley Bookshop, 11A Merchant House, 11a High Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8ER, United Kingdom
