Richard Caddel

Songs on the Silence of Bees. This is the poem by my dad (poet & editor Richard Caddel) that I will be incorporating into my design for the terrracotta bee ‘skep’ or hive this weekend for the Growing up we had nests of bees in the chimney of our little terraced house in Durham- you could hear them humming around if you got close. Every summer a new queen would take a swarm out and they’d be sitting on a branch in the garden - a great dripping mass of them- luckily we knew a local beekeeper who had a safer place to decamp them to! Here my dad connects the sound of the bees to the sound of the household when its children have gone. Nature and family were big themes in his work, simultaneously lyrical, musical and economical - packing tonnes of emotion into such brevity of language. I feel lucky to have this legacy. If you are interested in reading more; this poem is in his last volume of work ‘Writing in the the Dark’ by West House Books 2003. You can also read his collected works, ‘Magpie Words’ also published by West House Books, 2002 …. enjoy! Richard Caddel

Not Poetry Related, but a Caddel connection all the same!

http://jacketmagazine.com/22/caddel.html

Jacket 22 - In Memoriam Richard Caddel, 13 July 1949-1 April 2003 The links below take you to poems and prose memoirs lower down on this same page, so you can browse from item to item without needing to leave and reload the page.

A long overdue visit to Blythburgh church to see the family slate, brilliantly carved by Lida Kindersley in 2005.

http://www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk/history/david-kindersley-and-lida-lopes-cardozo.php

In memory of Ric, 13th July, 1949 - 1st April, 2003.

https://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/articles/richard-caddel-1949-2003

Richard Caddel (1949-2003) | Poetry Ireland Richard Caddel (1949-2003) Neville Keery Poetry Ireland News, May/June 2003 History decides who the great poets are. Although I had known Richard Caddel since 1993, I only became aware of his status in the world of poetry when Sean Carey, in a lecture to the National Poet’s Convention last year, r...

https://thepoempros.com/2020/04/16/poetry-hour-episode-4/

Poetry Hour Episode #4 What do birds, dead sons, and media of the generation have in common? Richard Caddel’s work, actually.

https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Caddel

Richard Caddel | Penny's poetry pages Wiki | Fandom Richard Caddel (July 13, 1949 - April 1, 2003) was an English poet, publisher, and editor who was a key figure in the British Poetry Revival. 1 Life 2 Publications 2.1 Poetry 2.2 Non-fiction 2.3 Edited 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Caddel was born in Bedford and grew up in Gillingham...

Lovely new exhibition in Durham! BTW it’s Caddel- (two Ds one L!)

Durham's Colpitts poetry club celebrated in pictures The Colpitts Poetry group, which brought more than 400 poets to Durham, was formed in a hotel in 1975.

‘Uncertain Time’- Published 1990.

Some lovely photos of readings by the late David James here - would be great to see them published in a book!

https://poetsinalens.blogspot.com/?m=1

Poets in a Lens, by David James Earlier this year my father died, at the age of 85. He left behind a little book that he had written, about poets and poetry readings in the North East of England. It was never published, but it may be of interest to people who enjoy modern poetry, or who are interested in the history of culture in....

A lovely 38th birthday present to Lucy Caddel from Don Share- thank you so much for this it means a lot to us all # # #

Thanks Billy!

Writing in the Dark by Richard Caddel: a quiet contemplation of night 18 Dec 2013: Written at night on a backlit handheld screen, Billy Mills says Caddel's final collection of poems is infused with a love of the world

Raise a glass of single malt for Richard Caddel on this, the tenth anniversary of his death.

out now on Pressed Wafer!!! a brand new edition of 'Uncertain Time' get your copy now!!!!

Uncertain Time - Richard Caddel : Small Press Distribution Uncertain Time

An installation of nestboxes by Alec Finlay linked with crossword clues indicating the trees' names. The boxes are painted in the exact colours of the trees' leaves. The installation has been dedicated to the memory of Richard Caddel.

Go on this walk and see this amazing installation dedicated to Richard Caddel!

Botanic Garden - Durham University Home to a king is an innovative art project that combines two themes: birds and trees, and explores native tree species through text, small-scale sculpture (nest-boxes), colour and walking. As part of ...

This work has just been launched in Durham Botanic Gardens and dedicated to Richard Caddel

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Spanish Translation of 'A Little Black Book of Dark Things' part two

Spanish Translation of 'A Little Black Book of Dark Things' part one

Evening: smell of parsley Thinned in late May after rain

Ric’s Japanese seal

In Japanese, ‘R’ becomes ‘L’, and consonants are doubled with a vowel. ‘Ric Caddel’ thus becomes in Japanese, Ri - Ka — Deru. This translates as:

Ri
1) adj: sharp, favourable
2) noun: advantage, benefit, profit, interest
3) verb: do good to, benefit

Ka
1) adj: calm, gentle, co-operative, harmonious
2) verb: join in the singing, compose a poem in reply to another with some rhyme sequence

Deru
1) verb: shine, illuminate, light up

Ann Caddel says Ric’s meaning was 1) lead kindly light; 2) clear light song; etc.; Tony Flowers has it as 3) clear song enlightens.