Biography

Rose is a well-travelled drama queen and adventurer. She has lived and worked in Venezuela, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Scotland’s heart was beating for her to return. Always ready to take on new projects, she saw a class advertised for performance poetry taught by, in her view, by one of Scotland's pioneers of Performance Poetry, Jenny Lindsay. She then became addicted to the words of published and unpublished poets at the Is This Poetry? open mic, also run by Jenny. She was encouraged by Poets such as Eleanor Livingstone of StAnza. Bram Geiben, Kevin Cadwallender Young Dawkins, Claire Askew and so many more inspiring poets. Rose fell in love with performance poetry. She runs Shindigs events with her partner Blair in the Red Room of the Constitution Bar in Leith. Rose holds every year the Fringe of the Fringe inviting artists from the main Fringe to showcase in another community in Edinburgh. She was a volunteer with Inky Fingers, founded by poet Harry Giles and Blind Poetics, founded by poet Bram Gieben in Edinburgh. (Now run by Alec Beattie and Roddy Shippin). She now loves writing poetry and then performing. Also encouraging other poets to perform. Rose looks after her younger children. She likes chocolate, dancing to Lindy Hop and Jiving, admires the elegance of Dita Von Teese and songs too numerous to mention but loves singing jazz and blues. She also loves and adores red wine champagne, bubble baths and candles. She now also runs a monthly event with May Macleod on behalf of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) at The Merlin in Morningside, Edinburgh.

Samples

Paint Down the paint Leave the tin confidently Without causing the guilt Release tight muscles and Plead for a trickle of Smiling release Down the paint It is not to die and live Paint the words to say only Now I am free for you Down the paint Rain I love the rain because you can cry silently feeling the chilling sadness like a friend with empathy touching your eyes and walk her down the cobbled street of the Royal Mile from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace The Best thing about being a Woman Get out of your chair woman, I say let down your hair. You know it is a woman’s preogative to have some fun. Listen to Shania Twain,go girl! men’s shirts, short skirts, red the colour of a woman out on the town, red lipstick, red nail varnish and especially Red shoes, let’s paint the town red Let’s have a blast,and say to your no good mean men of the past, kiss my lovely ass. Hey Mr Barman, let’s all have a glass, no a bottle of your finest French Champagne. Thank you kindly gentlemen! Don't get caught drunk in Tesco No leaning against the shelves when you are reaching for the stars, I mean the Shiraz. Listen for the announcement, purchase your alcohol before 10, dodge the security men, and no staring at that pair, check out that check out dude, no the geek looks more understanding, after all we have all been there, for that last chance bottle of booze, the truth is I am sozzled and quite frankly my dear I don't give a dam, as I walk out of Tesco's sliding doors, I am a hero, and ready to face Edinburgh's mean streets once more. I am just such a classy Lassie!

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.

Blog entries by Rose Fraser Ritchie

‘Make Meanings Collide/Cause These Words Are FREE…’ (26/10/2011)

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