The Drifted Stream: Remembering Charles Causley
Come and discover why children and adults are still enchanted by Charles Causley’s poems in an event celebrating the enduring legacy of the Cornish poet.
Commemorating the 21st anniversary of Causley’s death, this event celebrates his life and work through a series of readings, conversations and reminiscences. It also sees the launch of The Drifted Stream, an anthology published by Broken Sleep Books in association with the Charles Causley Trust.
Poets Tommy Sissons and Rachel Piercey read work from residencies at Cyprus Well, Causley’s home in Launceston, Cornwall, and from the Causley-inspired Zig Zag Stanza, part of the Poetry Society’s Stanza Network. Two 2024 Causley Trust International Poetry competition winners also read work, introduced by judge and poet Sue Wallace-Shaddad, and producer and presenter Tash Walker talks about how their trailblazing work in LGBTQIA+ communities is influenced by Causley’s life.
Trust director Nicola Nuttall and Chair David Devanny also unveil exciting plans for 2025, including the first programme details of the inaugural Launceston Poetry Festival.
Need to know
Copies of The Drifted Stream are available to purchase at this event.
For your visit
This event is held at the National Poetry Library Southbank Centre
The National Poetry Library is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 12 noon – 6pm
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 noon – 8pm
Monday, closed.
Getting here
The National Poetry Library is on Level 5 of our Royal Festival Hall.
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Study & library use
The library is London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Visitors studying another subject or looking for a place to work are kindly asked to find an alternative space in the Royal Festival Hall.