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One Single Rose
Artist Bio
Rosemarie Wilson aka One Single Rose when she’s nice, aka Pearl when she’s naughty, aka Queen Rose on the house music tip is an award-winning poet and playwright, spoken word artist, singer/songwriter, actress, filmmaker and author of three self-published poetry collections, nice and naughty chapbooks. Her notable performances include the Floacist’s Flovertex and Sidewalk Festivals of the Performing Arts in Detroit, MI, Kistrech Poetry Festival in Kisii and Nairobi, Kenya, Piton International Film Festival in St. Lucia as well as touring Europe in 2012. She is currently a featured artist and songwriter with Defected Records and her poetry has found homes with various publishers such as Broadside-Lotus Press, two of the oldest African-American presses in the United States. One of her poetic dreams came true in 2021’s National Poetry Month wherein she became the first poet to be filmed in Motown Records’ legendary Studio A. Her non-profit motivational workshop series One Single Roses Bloom centers on inspiring bright youngSTARS and seasoned adults to fearlessly follow their passions. For more information on One Single Rose, please visit www.onesinglerose.com.
Achievments & Highlights
2022 Motown Mic the Spoken Word Mentor
2021 First Poet Filmed in Motown’s Studio A
2021 1st Place Winner of I Am Root Co. Spring Poetry Contest
2019 National Spoken Word Awards Best Spoken Word Female Award Recipient
2019 Hour Detroit Magazine’s Up-and-Coming Performer
2018 Detroit Fringe Festival Jury’s Choice Award
2017 Signed as a songwriter with Defected Records
2016 First Place Winner in the Hessler Street Fair Poetry Anthology Competition
2015 Honorable Mention Recipient – Detroit Writers’ Guild Paul Laurence Dunbar Maya Angelou Poetry Contest
2015 National Poetry Award Poetry/Spoken Word Album of the Year Award Recipient
2015 First poet published under Broadside Lotus Press’ merger
2015 Detroit Metro Times’ Reader’s Choice Best Poet
2014 Motown Museum Motown Mic—The Spoken Word 2014 Artist of the Year
2014 Detroit Metro Times’ Reader’s Choice Best Local Poet
2013 Honorable Mention Recipient – Detroit Writers’ Guild Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest
2012 Honorable Mention Recipient – Detroit Writers’ Guild Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest
2012 SAFE (Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment) Ambassador Award Recipient
2010/2011/2013/2015 Who’s Who in Black Detroit Honoree
2010 1st Place Winner— Detroit Writers’ Guild Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest
2010 National Poetry Award Poetry Author of the Year and New & Upcoming Poet of the Year Award Recipient
