Elizabeth Rimmer
Home address:
18 North Street, Cambuskenneth, Stirling, FK9 5NBTelephone:
01786 474155Email:
burnedthumb@gmail.comWebsite:
www..burnedthumb.co.ukBRAW network:
noLL funded:
yesPublisher:
Red Squirrel Press (Scotland)Biography:
Please provide some biographical information about yourself (first person ideally)
I was born in Liverpool of Irish heritage and have lived in Scotland for thirty-five years. In my time I have been a teacher, gardener, assistant chaplain, research student, theatre administrator. Now writing, mostly poetry, and blogging. I am a member of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, the Federation of Scottish Writers and The Scottish Writers Centre.
About writer's work:
I write about landscape, weather, language and heritage, archaeology, myths and folklore. I'm very interested in the processes of creativity and the role of an artist in the community, in craftsmanship and spirituality. I have been published in magazines such as Poetry Scotland, Northwords Now, Gutter, and Drey . I have been commended in the Neil Gunn Writing Competition and in the James Kirkup Memrial Poetry Competition. My first full collection of poems, Wherever We Live Now, was published in 2011 by Red Squirrel Press.About writer's events and projects:
I love to give readings, and to encourage creativity and self-expression. I would welcome the opportunity to do workshops or residencies. I am involved in editing the forthcoming on-line magazine of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics, Stravaig.Language:
EnglishAge groups:
Teens, AdultsBooks written
Wherever We Live Now takes its title from a poem (Visiting the Dunbrody Famine Ship) about the author’s search for records of her Irish emigrant ancestors. It sets the tone for poems exploring ...
