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  <dc:title>Papers relating to poetry readings</dc:title>
  <dc:description>One file containing: 

Four leaflets for a reading by Charles Causley of poems from 'Union Street', 'Johnny Allelulia', work in progress, and a reading of the 'Ballad of Charlotte Dymond', Athanaeum Theatre, Plymouth, 1966; one programme  for a reading by Charles Causley, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, December, 1969

One file containing:

Six posters for a reading by Charles Causley, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, September, 1978; Three posters for a reading by Charles Causley at the St Ives September Festival, The Penwith Gallery and Parish Rooms, St Ives, Cornwall

One file containing:

One letter dated 30 October 1991 inviting Causley to give a reading at the City of London Festival in 1991 at the church of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, London; One letter dated 7 November 1990 thanking Causley for aggreeing to give a reading at the 1991 City of London Festival; One letter dated 7 March 1991 confirming the date of Causley's reading at the 1991 City of London Festival; One signed contract for a poetry and prose reading for the City of London Festival on 17 July 1991 at the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, London; one unsigned National Poetry Secretariat contract for a reading on 11 October 1981 at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire; two unsigned National Poetry Secretariat contracts (one amended) for a reading on 27 May 1979 at the Exmouth Summer Festival held at the Grand Hotel, Exmouth, Devon; one signed National Poetry Secretariat contract for a reading on 24 November 1978 at the Little Puppet Theatre, St Agnes, Cornwall; one unsigned National Poetry Secretariat contract for a reading on 21 September 1978 at the Parish Rooms, St Ives, Cornwall; one letter in French dated Paris 4 February 1983 asking Causley's permission for a selected collection of his poems to be translated into French for a revue of English poetry; One letter in French dated Paris 28 February 1983 thanking Causley for lending his 'Collected Poems' and asking for his opinion on three translations, enclosing translations amended by Causley of 'After the Accident' in 'Underneath the Water' (1968), 'A Game of Patience' in 'Collected Poems', and 'Who?' in 'Collected Poems' (1975), plus two photocopies of 'After the Accident' and 'Who'; One letter from the Aldeburgh Poetry Trust dated 5 March 1991 inviting Causley to take part in a poetry festival on 8-10 November 1991 on the theme 'Ends and Begiinings', programme of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival 1990 enclosed; One letter from the Aldeburgh Poetry Trust dated 8 March 1991 thanking Causley for accepting an invitation to take part in the festival and requesting Causley to partake in a week of workshops, talks and readings to writing groups and sixth forms prior to the festival, as organised by Suffolk Libraries and the Aldeburgh Poetry Trust; one envelope containing a letter dated 13 February 1989 from the 'Writers and Readers Week Committee' of the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts asking Causley to be a 'Guest Writer' at the International Festival of the Arts in Wellington in March 1990, one letter dated 4 July 1989 requesting a photo of Causley as publicity for the 'Readers and Writers Week' at the International Festival of the Arts in March 1990, one programme for the 'Readers and Writers Week' at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in March 1988; One letter dated 24 July 1989 from the 'Readers and Writers Week Committee' asking Causley to take part in a reading with other international poets on 15 March 1990, and a reading for children on 17 March 1990; one programme featuring a reading by Causley on 30 July 1986 at the Ryedale Festival, Yorkshire

One file containing:

One letter dated 31 July 1980 from the National Poetry Secretariat containing arrangements for a reading by Causley at the St Ives September Festival 1980 to be televised by the BBC; One letter dated 17 July 1975 from the Ntaional Poetry Secretariat containing the name and address of a man from the Isles of Scilly wishing to apply to the NPS; One letter dated 12 September 1978 from the 'Poetry Organiser' of the Exmouth Summer Festival containing details for a reading by Causley on 27 May 1979 at the Grand Hotel, Exmouth, Devon; One letter dated 17 November 1982 from the Director of the Lancaster Literature Festival asking Causley to partake in a reading on 19 April 1982 in Lancaster; One letter dated 18 June 1981 from the University of Kiel asking Causley to give a reading in January 1982; One letter dated 20 January 1982 confirming Causley's attendance at a reading at the University of Kiel, Germany in April 1982; One letter dated 17 March 1982 from the University of Kiel asking Causley to confirm the date of his reading; One letter dated 3 March 1982 from Professor Kosok of the University of Wuppertal, Germany, asking Causley to give a reading to students in April/May 1982; One letter dated 17 September 1981 from the London Poetry Secretariat enclosing the dates for a reading by Causley in March 1982; One letter dated 23 October 1981 from the London Poetry Secretariat regarding the reading in Hounslow on 25 March 1982 and asking Causley to give a reading to the Ripley Poetry Association in Bromley, Kent, on 26 March 1982; One letter dated Reykjavik 1 May 1985 from The Writers' Union of Iceland inviting Causley to attend a conference and poetry recital for distinguished British and American poets in September 1986; One letter dated 28 May 1986 detailing the cancellation of the conference organised by The Writers' Union of Iceland; One letter dated 4 January 1991 from the Director of the Jersey Arts Centre inviting Causley to do a reading in May/June or September/October 1991; One letter dated 15 January 1991 from the Director of the Jersey Arts Centre thanking Causley for agreeing to give a reading in May 1991; One letter dated 15 March 1991 from the Director of the Jersey Arts Centre proposing an itinerary for Causley's visit to the Channel Islands in May 1991; One letter dated 7 February 1977 from the organiser of the Ilkley Literature Festival, Yorkshire, asking Causley to produce a poem to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and to give a reading of it at the Ilkley Literature Festival in June 1977; One letter dated 11 July 1977 thanking Causley for contributing to the collection of Jubilee poems and asking him to sign a copy of the book to be presented to the Queen; One letter dated 25 July 1978 from the organiser of the Ilkley Literature Festival inviting Causley to give a reading at the King's Hall, Ilkley, on 2 June 1979; One letter dated 22 January 1979 detailing the arrangements for Causley's reading in June 1979 at the Ilkley Literature Festival; One letter dated 23 March 1990 detailing the arrangements for a reading by Causley at Thoresby College Great Hall, King's Lynn, on 21 July 1990 for the King's Lynn Festival of Music and the Arts; One letter dated 31 October 1989 from the King's Lynn Centre for the Arts inviting Causley to appear at the King's Lynn Festival in July 1990 and asking for details of his publisher concerning publicity material, one personal letter enclosed from one of the Festival's committee members, dated 5 July 1990, regarding Causley's arrangements for attending the Festival

One outsize item:

One poster for 'An Evening of Poetry with Charles Causley', Central Library, Broadway, Peterborough, February, 1977</dc:description>
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