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Thread #64341   Message #1051320
Posted By: Lanfranc
10-Nov-03 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Charles Causley - Poet & Author (1917-2003)
Subject: Obit: Charles Causley - Poet & Author
I was sad to hear of the death at age 86 of Charles Causley, one of the finest British poets.

Guardian Obituary

Many of his poems have been set to music, by Mike Ball in Australia, Leon Rosselson, Alex Atterson and myself. I included two, "Ballad to Katherine of Aragon" and "Cowboy Song" on my recent CD.

He was a much under-rated poet, a modest man, and a source of entertainment, inspiration and education (his working life was spent as a teacher). He was widely regarded as a candidate for the post of Poet Laureate, but it never happened. Now it never will.

RIP

Alan