Rhea Tregebov

An early influence on her was Pablo Neruda. Tregebov has authored eight collections of poetry, most recently Talking to Strangers. She has also published 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.

• Name — Rhea Tregebov • Born — 1953 • Birthplace — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada • Occupation — Author

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. 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. At UBC she specialized in poetry, writing for children, and translation. In 2017, she retired from UBC; she is an associate professor emerita.

• Remembering History – 1982, • No One We Know – 1986, • The Proving Grounds – 1991, • Mapping the Chaos – 1995, • The Strength of Materials – 2001, • (alive): New and selected poems – 2004, • All Souls' – 2012, • Talking to Strangers – 2024,

• The Knife Sharpener's Bell – 2009, • Rue des Rosiers – 2019,