Creative Writer
As a writer known for my raw, lyrical storytelling that cuts to the core of what it means to be human, I am the author of three poetry and flash nonfiction collections and currently working on a memoir (DYCP grant) and new collection of poems. Over the years my work has been published in Magma and Mslexia, featured on Radio Four and projects The Journeys I Never Took (2017), Singing My Mother’s Song (2019) and Seventeen (2021), were all funded by the Arts Council, U.K. All of my three collections were illustrated by the brilliant Anna Higgie.
I have read my writing in numerous venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Natural History Museum, Southbank Centre, in Romania, Turkey, Sweden, South Africa and America. I have performed my work at poetry festivals such as Ledbury, Cheltenham, Bath Lit Fest, Glastonbury and Womad and written commissions for organisations such as Radio Four, Chelsea Flower Show and Nowness.
To book me for live readings or commissions please do reach out.
‘Rebecca is a supremely talented writer who has a rare ability to explore difficult subjects in a way that doesn’t oppress or depress, but that instead leaves the reader feeling enriched and enlightened.’
— Cathy Rentzebrink, Memoirist
Recorded Performances
Baked Apricots
‘The sun spread the sky red an ink blot on tracing paper.’
Spoken word performance in Collaboration with Silvertortoise.
Labour
'And nothing beats a room full of women. It’s like a house party for the gods here'
A spoken word poem about the labour and love of womanhood.
Between a Cough and A Cry
‘The silence rushed and the melodies slipped behind the sofa’.
Exploring family lineage, ancestry and the feminine commissioned by Arts Council UK.
‘Rebecca’s poetry is so full of raw tenderness that it ignites the flame of unity in us all. The broken and the brave are all welcome here. Such a relief to be in the presence of her voice weaving lyrical sanctuary.’
— Jamie Catto,
Founder member of Faithless, Creator/ Producer / Director of the multi-award winning global
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