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Rhea Tregebov
Rhea Tregebov (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also works as a writing instructor and editor. Her poetry is characterized by engagement with the extraordinary lived experience of ordinary life. An early influence on her was Pablo Neruda. Tregebov is also the author of two novels, Rue des Rosiers and The Knife-Sharpener’s Bell, as well as five children's picture books. From 2021 to 2023 she was chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tregebov attended the University of Manitoba, Cornell University, and Boston University.
Her 1982 book of poetry Remembering History won the Pat Lowther Award in 1983.
She lived in Toronto, working as a freelance writer, editor, and creative writing instructor. She taught creative writing at Ryerson University and was on faculty at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[citation needed] In January 2005, she was hired by the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia, where she was promoted to associate professor in 2012.[citation needed] At UBC she specialized in poetry, writing for children, and translation.[citation needed] In 2017, she retired from UBC; she is an associate professor emerita.
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Rhea Tregebov
Rhea Tregebov (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also works as a writing instructor and editor. Her poetry is characterized by engagement with the extraordinary lived experience of ordinary life. An early influence on her was Pablo Neruda. Tregebov is also the author of two novels, Rue des Rosiers and The Knife-Sharpener’s Bell, as well as five children's picture books. From 2021 to 2023 she was chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tregebov attended the University of Manitoba, Cornell University, and Boston University.
Her 1982 book of poetry Remembering History won the Pat Lowther Award in 1983.
She lived in Toronto, working as a freelance writer, editor, and creative writing instructor. She taught creative writing at Ryerson University and was on faculty at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[citation needed] In January 2005, she was hired by the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia, where she was promoted to associate professor in 2012.[citation needed] At UBC she specialized in poetry, writing for children, and translation.[citation needed] In 2017, she retired from UBC; she is an associate professor emerita.