“Winner of first prize is Angela Readman with her delicate and unsettling poem, ‘The Museum of Water.’ Water is one of those themes poets frequently return to, (as I was reading I thought of Philip Larkin’s lines ‘If I were called in/ to construct a religion/ I should make use of water’), so it was lovely to see something new. Speaking of the winning poem, Kathryn says: You can download the winning poems and a selection from the Highly Commended works here (Adobe PDF, 1.9mb) Tania Hershman for ‘The Biologist & The Birds’ & ‘The Observer Paradox’.3 rd Prize was awarded to Andrew Rudd for ‘His Wooden Shirt’.2 nd Prize was awarded to Jo Haslam for ‘Draw’. 1 st Prize was awarded to Angela Readman for ‘The Museum of Water’.The Competition was judged by former Charles Causley Poet in Residence, Kathryn Simmonds. The competition closed in November 2014, and offered a top prize of £2000 with runners up prizes of £250 and £100 with a new Highly Commended category seeing five poems win £30. The Charles Causley Trust is delighted to announce the winners of the 2014 Charles Causley Poetry Competition, in aid of the upkeep and on-going programme of Writing Residencies and Literature events in the late poet’s house in Launceston, Cornwall. 2014 Charles Causley Poetry Competition Winner, Angela Readman
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