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{{Short description|Canadian poet, novelist and children's writer}}
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'''Rhea Tregebov''' (born 1953) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]] and [[children's writer]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n88-655506 |title=Tregebov, Rhea 1953- |accessdate=22 April 2010 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= WorldCat Identities|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> who lives in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].
'''Rhea Tregebov''' (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist and [[children's writer]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n88-655506 |title=Tregebov, Rhea 1953– |accessdate=22 April 2010 |publisher= WorldCat Identities}}</ref> who lives in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. In her work as teacher and editor, she has mentored and inspired generations of Canadian poets {{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}.<ref>Need proof here</ref> Her poetry is characterized by a strong poetic voice, intellectual honesty, and a compassionate engagement with the extraordinary lived experience of “ordinary” life. An early influence was Pablo Neruda: “And it was at that age … Poetry arrived/in search of me. […] there I was without a face/and it touched me.” (from “''Poesía''”). Tregebov is also the author of two novels, ''Rue des Rosiers'' and ''The Knife-Sharpener’s Bell'', as well as five popular children’s picture books.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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Born in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] and raised in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Tregebov attended the [[University of Manitoba]], [[Cornell]] and [[Boston University|Boston]] universities. For many years she lived in [[Toronto]], working as a freelance writer, editor, and Creative Writing Instructor. She taught Continuing Education for [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]] and was on faculty at the Banff Centre for the Arts. In January 2005 she has hired by the Creative Writing Program at the [[University of British Columbia]], where she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012. At UBC she specialized in poetry, writing for children, and translation. In June 2017, she retired from UBC; she currently is an Associate Professor Emerita.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/tregebov/|title= Canadian Poetry Online: Rhea Tregebov : Biography |accessdate= 22 April 2010 |publisher=University of Toronto Libraries }}</ref>

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Born in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] and raised in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Tregebov attended the [[University of Manitoba]], [[Cornell]] and [[Boston University|Boston]] universities. For many years she lived in [[Toronto]], working as a freelance writer, editor, and Creative Writing Instructor. She taught Continuing Education for [[Ryerson University]] and was on faculty at the Banff Centre for the Arts. In January, 2005 she has hired by the Creative Writing Program at the [[University of British Columbia]], where she is currently an Associate Professor specializing in poetry, writing for children, and translation.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/tregebov/|title= Canadian Poetry Online: Rhea Tregebov : Biography |accessdate= 22 April 2010 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=University of Toronto Libraries |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

===Poetry===
===Poetry===
*''Remembering History'' - 1982 (winner of the [[Pat Lowther Award]]), ISBN 0-919349-16-1
*''Remembering History'' – 1982 (winner of the [[Pat Lowther Award]]), {{ISBN|0-919349-16-1}}
*''No One We Know'' - 1986, ISBN 0-920544-44-4
*''No One We Know'' – 1986, {{ISBN|0-920544-44-4}}
*''The Proving Grounds'' - 1991, ISBN 1-55065-018-1
*''The Proving Grounds'' – 1991, {{ISBN|1-55065-018-1}}
*''Mapping the Chaos'' - 1995, ISBN 1-55065-070-X
*''Mapping the Chaos'' – 1995, {{ISBN|1-55065-070-X}}
*''The Strength of Materials'' - 2001, ISBN 0-919897-76-2
*''The Strength of Materials'' – 2001, {{ISBN|0-919897-76-2}}
*''(alive): Selected and new poems'' - 2004, ISBN 0-919897-98-3
*''(alive): Selected and new poems'' – 2004, {{ISBN|0-919897-98-3}}
*''All Souls''' 2012 ISBN 9781550653380 51800
*''All Souls''' 2012 {{ISBN|9781550653380}}
*''Talking to Strangers'' 2024 {{ISBN|9781550656565}}


===Children's books===
===Children's books===
*''The Extraordinary Ordinary Everything Room'' - 1991, ISBN 0-929005-24-4
*''The Extraordinary Ordinary Everything Room'' – 1991, {{ISBN|0-929005-24-4}}
*''The Big Storm'' - 1992, ISBN 1-55074-081-4
*''The Big Storm'' – 1992, {{ISBN|1-55074-081-4}}
*''Sasha and the Wiggly Tooth'' - 1993, ISBN 0-929005-51-1
*''Sasha and the Wiggly Tooth'' – 1993, {{ISBN|0-929005-51-1}}
*''Sasha and the Wind'' - 1996, ISBN 0-929005-84-8
*''Sasha and the Wind'' – 1996, {{ISBN|0-929005-84-8}}
**''What-If Sara'' - 1999, ISBN 1-896764-22-3
*''What-If Sara'' – 1999, {{ISBN|1-896764-22-3}}


===Novels===
===Novels===
*''The Knife Sharpener's Bell'' - 2009, ISBN 978-1-55050-408-8
*''The Knife Sharpener's Bell'' – 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-55050-408-8}}
*''Rue des Rosiers'' – 2019, {{ISBN|978-1-55050-699-0}}

==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* Donna Krolik Hollenberg, [https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/19980 “Gender, Jewish Identity, and Cultural Memory in the Poetry of Rhea Tregebov”], ''[[Canadian Jewish Studies|Canadian Jewish Studies / Études Juives Canadiennes]]'' vol. 11, 2003.
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* Adam Sol, David S. Koffman, Gary Barwin, Michael Greenstein, Ruth Panofsky, Lisa Richter, Emily Robins Sharpe, and Rhea Tregebov, [https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/40296 “Canadian Jewish Poetry: A Roundtable”], ''[[Canadian Jewish Studies|Canadian Jewish Studies / Études Juives Canadiennes]]'' vol. 34, 2022.
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 13 February 2024

Rhea Tregebov
Tregebov in May 2019
Tregebov in May 2019
Born1953
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
OccupationAuthor
GenrePoetry, Fiction, Children's Literature

Rhea Tregebov (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist and children's writer[1] who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In her work as teacher and editor, she has mentored and inspired generations of Canadian poets [citation needed].[2] Her poetry is characterized by a strong poetic voice, intellectual honesty, and a compassionate engagement with the extraordinary lived experience of “ordinary” life. An early influence was Pablo Neruda: “And it was at that age … Poetry arrived/in search of me. […] there I was without a face/and it touched me.” (from “Poesía”). Tregebov is also the author of two novels, Rue des Rosiers and The Knife-Sharpener’s Bell, as well as five popular children’s picture books.

Background[edit]

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tregebov attended the University of Manitoba, Cornell and Boston universities. For many years she lived in Toronto, working as a freelance writer, editor, and Creative Writing Instructor. She taught Continuing Education for Ryerson University and was on faculty at the Banff Centre for the Arts. In January 2005 she has hired by the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia, where she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012. At UBC she specialized in poetry, writing for children, and translation. In June 2017, she retired from UBC; she currently is an Associate Professor Emerita.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • Remembering History – 1982 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award), ISBN 0-919349-16-1
  • No One We Know – 1986, ISBN 0-920544-44-4
  • The Proving Grounds – 1991, ISBN 1-55065-018-1
  • Mapping the Chaos – 1995, ISBN 1-55065-070-X
  • The Strength of Materials – 2001, ISBN 0-919897-76-2
  • (alive): Selected and new poems – 2004, ISBN 0-919897-98-3
  • All Souls' 2012 ISBN 9781550653380
  • Talking to Strangers 2024 ISBN 9781550656565

Children's books[edit]

Novels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tregebov, Rhea 1953–". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ Need proof here
  3. ^ "Canadian Poetry Online: Rhea Tregebov : Biography". University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

Further reading[edit]

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