Selected as KCAW22 Poet

Last year the DMTD portraits by the wonderful Theo Gould were selected for the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week 2021 exhibition on the canal walls by Ladbroke Grove, this year, I have been chosen as one of the KCAW22 Poets so my poem Urban Fecundity will feature as part of the poetry trail. At a mystery location. I will find out soon. In the meantime, I’m very happy to be a featured poet. Two of the the Willesden Junction poets – Andrea Queens and Ian McLachlan – have also been selected. Yippee. You can read my poems here.

‘KCAW22 Poetry Corner - Announcement! 
We recently ran an open call for our popular ‘Poetry Corner’ initiative, inviting poets and spoken word artists to submit work related to our 2022 theme: ‘NOURISH’  We were thrilled to receive a record number of entries this year!  Successful submissions will be showcased in the KCAW guide, our digital culture map, and as part of our KCAW22 Public Art Trail 
Introducing one of our wonderful 2022 poets!
Name: Rose Rouse
About Rose  “Rose Rouse is a writer, poet and editor . She lives in Harlesden and spends time with her partner in North Wales . She wrote the non-fiction book ‘A London Safari – a walking adventure in NW10’, which features locals, such as Louis Theroux and Rhoda Ibrahim. Her pamphlet ‘Tantric Goddess’ was published by Eyewear in 2017, and she and her partner created a book of poems and paintings in 2019 called ‘Wild Land’. In 2020, she received a grant from Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture to form the Willesden Junction Poets, and create their book of poems ‘BeWILDering’. In 2021, she created an Arts Council England-supported dance performance and film ‘Dance Me To Death’ with a group of Over-60s and local choreographers Fubunation . It was performed in Kensal Green Cemetery . Portraits of the dancers were displayed as part of KCAW21 on the canal walls . The film was recently selected to be screened at HOST Festival in Suffolk.”