Reed Wilson

Reed Wilson is a Continuing Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), teaching courses across both the English Department and Writing Programs. He holds a BA and PhD from UCLA with expertise spanning creative pedagogy and contemporary literary studies.

His educational background includes:

• BA from UCLA
• PhD from UCLA

Wilson specializes in creative writing instruction, 20th-21st century American poetry, and cultural studies, with particular focus on modernist/postmodernist poetic forms and writing curriculum development. His creative scholarship bridges academic and literary communities through editorial and mentorship roles.

He serves as Faculty Advisor to Westwind (UCLA's student literary journal), Southwest Regional Director for the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors (FUSE), and Poetry Editor at Shape&Nature Press. His creative works—including poems published in The Antioch Review, The Chattahoochee Review, Natural Bridge, and The Summerset Review, plus book reviews in Poetry International—demonstrate active engagement in contemporary literary discourse.