Evrah Rose

Evrah Rose is a street poet and musician. Her poetry is centred on her life experiences, social injustice, community and human rights.
Poetry and rap began as therapy for her during childhood. A blank page gave her the ability to rhyme out her feelings and open up about the difficulties she was facing growing up.
She became influenced by rappers Eminem and Tupac, fascinated by the way they used language to tell their stories and how sounds could be bent into differing rhyme sounds. She began using her own rhyme structures with her own lyrics and voice and writing grew into a friend. She developed her own style in her teens and twenties and after taking to the stage at Voice Box Spoken Word in 2017, reading her own poetry for the first time and from the incredible reception she received, Evrah Rose realised right then, that it was what she wanted to do in life.
Sadly, Evrah has faced some awful health battles, diagnosed with two genetic conditions, Genetic Haemochromatosis and Ehlers Danlos syndrome, along with a late diagnosis of ADHD and Autism in her thirties.
Despite these challenges, in 2018 she was signed by Verve Poetry Press and released her debut poetry book ‘Unspoken’.
She has featured on BBC Two and Three, ITV Wales, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Wales News and Calon FM. She has been commissioned by Shelter Cymru, The Princes Trust, The Bevan Foundation, Chwarae Teg, Homestart, along with BBC Wales Sport, for which she wrote a film and poem ‘The Welsh are Coming’, dedicated to the Wales Rugby team, Six Nations Grand Slam victory, in 2019, featured on BBC Two.
One of her pieces is a spoken word film ‘Up the Park’ and is dedicated to and about her experiences of growing up on a council estate in Caia Park. This poem gained 4.5 million streams on Facebook, breaking down the stigma associated with living on a council estate, creating an environment where people shared their stories, appreciating how brilliant council estates can be.
Much of what Evrah does is centred on raising the spirits and profile of the town, including the arts scene. She is often approached by schools and higher education to run poetry workshops, which she loves doing. She has been involved in many projects in Wrexham over the years, has been a poet in residence for Ty Pawb and a trustee for the Venture in Caia Park, a playground she played in herself growing up. She was the first ever woman to read out the team sheet at a @WrexhamAFC match, reciting her poem ‘Wrexham is the Name’ at half time. She was project manager for the first ever football festival ‘Gwyl Wal Goch’ in Wrexham and helped develop and manage the redevelopment of the Hippodrome site into a family friendly area for the community.
Her second book ‘Define Hope’ this year, will see her donate £2 for every copy she sells, to a raise funds to support local people struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Evrah firmly believes that autistic people need more representation and support and that they can achieve and shine. Well Evrah Rose, you are most definitely proof of this and we can’t wait to see what you do next!