Jack Thacker was the winner of The Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2016 with his fantastic poem ‘The Load.’ Judged by Sir Andrew Motion with the exciting prize of £2000, and the added prestige of the backdrop of Charles Causley’s centenary year, the standard of entries was fantastically high.
Jack ... Read More
Not so much putting poetry in its place, or keeping poetry in its place, but speculating, at the end of a poetry ‘placement’ in what has become, over the months, one dear perpetual place (to quote WB Yeats) on the possible interconnectedness of inspiration and location, location, location.
Living in Cyprus ... Read More
Tomorrow night (Thursday 13th July) we will be gearing up for the latest Centenary celebration in the form of a musical and poetry event called ‘Charles Causley: A Musical Celebration’. Our writer in residence Cahal Dallat had this to say about what to expect from tomorrow evening:
“Having spent 3 ... Read More
I was born on an Irish sea of eggs and porter,
I was born in Belfast, in the MacNeice country,
A child of Harland & Wolff in the Iron forest.
My childbed a steel cradle slung from a gantry…
‘HMS Glory’: Charles Causley
Home and AwayIn earlier musings (and in a Literature Works interview last ... 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
No ideas but in things (William Carlos Williams) .
A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces,
An airline ticket to romantic places…
‘These Foolish Things’ (Holt Marvell & Jack Stracey)
Thinking of ThingsNot that I’ve spent 4 weeks of my 3 months in Charles ... Read More
Several weeks ago we announced a rare opportunity to visit an ancient Cornish garden on Sunday, May 21, when Penheale Manor at Egloskerry, near Launceston, will open its gates. Penheale house and garden were renovated in the 1920s under the direction of Colonel Norman Colville and offer a unique insight ... Read More
There are two podcasts left to share with you, and they are both readings by the 7*******s writers. Over the last three months during Andrew’s residency and my own involvement with the Charles Causley Trust we have shared many conversations, poetry group meetings, workshops and come to discuss our own ... 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
Life at sea demands an economy of language…
Skylark (afterword) from Hands to Dance and Skylark – Charles Causley
– In A Glass of Salt Water – his introduction to the 1979 edition ... Read More
The Last Week of Residency and Bowden DerraAlthough another blog and podcast will appear here next week, last Friday was officially the end of my mentoring residency with Andrew Fentham and The Charles Causley Trust. We had the great pleasure of facilitating a poetry workshop with the residents at Bowden ... Read More