Intro
Rachelle Ruby Foster is a writer and educator based in Nottingham, England. She is a lover of words and their ability to influence worldviews, warp time, shift space, and create community. She has been writing and performing poetry since 2016 and taught English as a foreign language from 2019 to 2024. Having been diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 in her early twenties, one of Rachelle's central poetic themes is mental health, along with mortality and addiction.
As an educator, Rachelle delivers student-centred communicative lessons, and with a background in acting and performing arts, her delivery is dynamic and enthusiastic, with a special emphasis on having fun in the classroom. Rachelle also has extensive experience supporting children with complex needs in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) settings. She is passionate about access to education and believes no child should be left behind.
Services
Workshop Facilitator
You'd be employing an experienced Creative Writing Workshop Facilitator who meets the requirements to mentor both kids and adults.
Performer
Read the About Me section of this website to get to know a bit more about Rachelle and her experience, and check out Portfolio to see her style. Like what you see? Click below to book her for a gig.
Teacher
You'd be taking on a certified ESL teacher who is deeply passionate about language and specialises in delivering communicative lessons.
Rachelle also has specialist experience working with children with complex needs. She has a thorough knowledge of the Functional Skills English exams and is keen to not leave any child to fall through the cracks of the educational system.
"Early doors in the show, I'm wowed by the poetics of Rachelle Foster, who tells us of her Earth, breaking it down into core, mantel and crust with three beautiful cantos about love, how its nylon jumper is itchy on the skin."
Jake Wild Hall (Producer and Artistic Director of Bad Betty Press)
"As ever, I'm so moved and surprised by your work. It's exciting reading about what, because of my interest in mental health, can be a well-worn topic. Each poem is a new and delightful, albeit wrenching at times, way of seeing, which is why I use the word surprised."
Jennifer Brough (Birmingham's 2006-2007 Young Poet Laureate and founder of Resting Up Collective)
Contact me
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Location
Rachelle Ruby Foster
Nottingham, United Kingdom