‘My room is a bright glass cabin'
Saturday: My journey to Cyprus Well has been long and tiring but I arrive to find the afternoon sunlight falling in wide bands across the kitchen.On the table is a vase of blithe spring flowers and in every room a sense ... Read More
In my first week of being the Charles Causley poet-in-residence I wrote about Causley’s study: about the quality of light in the room and the level of attention provoked by its atmosphere. This hasn’t changed throughout my stay. What has changed, however, is the study’s bookshelf. The University of Exeter ... Read More
The entries to the 2015 Charles Causley Poetry Competition were of a very high standard, and in addition to the first, second and third prizes, the judges selected five poets whose work showed particular skill or promise. In addition to a small financial reward, each of these five were offered ... Read More
The Seasons in North Cornwall
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O Spring has set off her green fuses
Down by the Tamar today,
And careless, like tide-marks, the hedges,
Are bursting with almond and may.
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Here lie I waiting for old summer,
A red face and straw-coloured hair has he:
I shall meet him on the road from Marazion
And the Mediterranean Sea.
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September ... Read More
We are excited to announce our next residency opportunity at Cyprus Well to follow in the footsteps of Kathryn Simmonds, Dr Alyson Hallett, and our current resident poet, Isabel Galleymore.
This three month residency for a writer is part of our larger literature project, Spark to Flame, which has been grant ... Read More
Nell Farrell
Finding the Wedding Photos
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Someone has shaken out
a blanket full of tiny bones.
They dot the oily surface,
peg its corners, stretch it
ready for the needle.
A finger slips and lozenges
of blood float on the water.
Spidered husks of flowers skim the pond
in weightless pirouette.
She bends to stroke them
with a branch ... Read More
Russell Jones was the recipient of second prize in our most recent poetry prize for his poem 'Waggledancers'.To find out more about Russell’s work you can go to his blog.
Russell Jones.© Chrisdonia
Waggledancers
Who knew how the apple was made?
We decrypted rumours, white whiskers
of truth from the textbooks of ... Read More
As we pass signs for Menacuddle and Easy Money I take a moment to question how I’m about to react to these place names. Sitting next to me is Luke, a writer and scholar on Jack Clemo, who is showing me around some of Cornwall by car. Having grown up ... Read More
People have been asking to read the winning poems from this years competition ahead of the awards ceremony in April. Here's Claire Dyer's winning entry 'Trust and the Horse' for you.We’ll share each of the other winning and highly commended poems here every Friday in the lead up to the ... Read More
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 Charles Causley Poetry Prize judged by Professor Anthony Caleshu of Plymouth University and shortlisted by a panel drawn from the English faculties of Falmouth, Plymouth and Exeter University – Dr. Kym Martindale, Dr. Miriam Darlington, and Professor Ronald Tamplin.The Winners:1st ... Read More
The Charles Causley Trust have appointed a Development Officer to deliver the ‘Spark to Flame’ project which takes its name from Causley’s poem, Kelly Wood, and aims to preserve and promote the legacy of Charles Causley in Cornwall and beyond.Jennifer McDerra took up the post in September 2015 with a ... Read More
There’s something striking about a house on a hill. So many stories start with one.With some apprehension, I arrived at Charles Causley’s House on Ridgegrove Hill in the second week of January to take up my place as the next poet-in-residence. Though the house sits on the side of a ... Read More