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Rebekah Bloyd is a Senior Adjunct in the Graduate Writing Program at the California College of the Arts (CCA), where she contributes to the education of emerging writers through creative instruction and mentorship. She holds a PhD from the University of Cincinnati, an MA from the University of Colorado, and a BA from Oberlin College, grounding her academic and literary work in a strong interdisciplinary tradition.
Education:
- PhD, University of Cincinnati
- MA, University of Colorado
- BA, Oberlin College
Her research and creative interests center on poetry, creative nonfiction, and literary translation, with a strong emphasis on environmental themes, grief, memory, and the interplay between personal and planetary change. Her writing often explores water, nature, and identity through lyrical and evocative language.
Her recent publications include the poetry collections Buoyant (2022) and At Sea (2019), as well as a forthcoming chapter on Hawai’i in Suburbia Reconsidered: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Suburbia and Literature (Springer Nature, 2024). She has also produced public-facing work such as the KQED Perspectives broadcast “A Tree Army” and the workshop “The Scene Reveals,” presented at the Borrowed Time symposium on death and change. Her work has appeared in Harper's, The Times Literary Supplement, Poetry, and The Cincinnati Review, among others.
Scientific and Literary Awards:
- Fulbright Award to the Czech Republic
- Fulbright Award to Jamaica
- Hedgebrook Residency
Bloyd has advised and influenced emerging writers through her teaching and public workshops. She has not received mention of formal grants in the provided text, but her Fulbrights and residencies reflect significant external support for her scholarly and creative work. She is affiliated with CCA’s Graduate Writing Program and maintains a public presence through her blog Water Words, where she explores themes of water, memory, and ecological reflection.
Laboratories, Teams, and Creative Collaborations:
She has collaborated with artists Carol Laidler and Ann Rapstoff in the Liquidscapes project and worked extensively with Czech poet and immunologist Miroslav Holub on translations, reflecting a sustained engagement with interdisciplinary and international creative teams.
