Rebecca Reynolds

Rebecca Reynolds is an American poet.

Life

Rebecca Reynolds was born in Washington D. C., in which city she also grew up. She graduated from Vassar College, Rutgers University (MA in English), and the University of Michigan (MFA in creative writing/poetry). Since 1991, she has worked as an administrator at Douglass College, and has also taught Creative Writing at Rutgers University.

Stephen Burt calls her an Elliptical poet. Her work has appeared in Quarterly West,Boston Review, Spoon River Poetry Review,Cimarron Review,Quarterly West,Verse, and other journals.

She lives in Highland Park, New Jersey.

Awards

  • Hopwood Award
  • New Jersey State Council on the Arts grant
  • 1998 Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society for Daughter of the Hangnail
  • Works

  • "A Lady’s Manual; House Flora". Jacket Magazine 19. October 2002. 
  • "Hydrosaurus". The Boston Review 32.1 (January/February 2007). Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2015-02-18. 
  • Poetry Books

  • Daughter of the Hangnail. New Issues Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-932826-56-5. 
  • Podcasts:

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    "Robert and I kind of kept up with each other."
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    CSS students win regional Boys and Girls Club awards

    Kinston Free Press 25 Mar 2025
    ... sixth-grader King Dixon won the Duane Reynolds Leadership Award in a competition that drew 30 nominees from nine counties, said Rebecca McGann, Lenoir County Public Schools public information officer.
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    Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include ‘Hadestown,’ ‘Dreamgirls,’ Jewish documentary

    Chatanooga Times Free Press 23 Mar 2025
    Spring flings ... Get details at visitmacon.org/kazoo ... National presenters include pastor/author Russ Ramsey, author/publisher Rebecca Reynolds, author/illustrator John Hendrix and musicians Mia Chung, Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips (see Music listing).
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    At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states

    The Morning Call 17 Mar 2025
    By SARA CLINE and REBECCA REYNOLDS. TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) — Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S ... After the twister passed, they could hear people nearby screaming for help ... “I was crying ... Reynolds reported from Louisville, Kentucky.
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    US storms kill at least 37

    The Vindicator 17 Mar 2025
    Hailey Hart, 21, right, hugs a friend, Sage Falgoust, 16, after recalling how she, her fiancee and their dogs rode out Saturday's tornado in their 1994 Toyota automobile, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tylertown, Miss ... By SARA CLINE and REBECCA REYNOLDS ... .
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    Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 32 dead

    San Diego Union-Tribune 16 Mar 2025
    By JEFF ROBERSON, REBECCA REYNOLDS and JULIE WALKER. PIEDMONT, Mo ... Scattered twisters killed at least a dozen people in the state, authorities said ... Mississippi Gov ... Gov ... Ohhh ... Walker reported from New York and Reynolds reported from Louisville, Kentucky ... .
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    Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 35 dead

    Press & Guide 16 Mar 2025
    By JEFF ROBERSON, REBECCA REYNOLDS and JULIE WALKER The Associated Press. PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S ... Ohhh ... Walker reported from New York and Reynolds reported from Louisville, Kentucky ... .
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    At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi

    North Shore News 16 Mar 2025
    At least 50 vehicles were involved. In Mississippi, Gov ... Gov ... Ohhh ... Shipkowski reported from Toms River, New Jersey; Walker from New York; and Reynolds from Louisville, Kentucky ... Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker And Rebecca Reynolds, The Associated Press. .
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    Death toll reaches at least 33 as ‘high risk’ storm continues to move east

    The Post-Standard 16 Mar 2025
    Updated. Mar. 16, 2025, 9.06 a.m ... (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP. By The Associated Press. PIEDMONT, Mo ... By Jeff Roberson, Rebecca Raynolds and Julie Walker, The Associated Press. Walker reported from New York and Reynolds reported from Louisville, Kentucky.
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    Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 17

    North Shore News 15 Mar 2025
    The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S ... “It was unrecognizable as a home ... “The floor was upside down ... Gov ... ___ ... Reynolds contributed from Louisville, Kentucky. Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker And Rebecca Reynolds, The Associated Press. .
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    Monster storm across the US sparks scores of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 17

    North Shore News 15 Mar 2025
    Violent tornadoes that ripped through parts of the U.S ... “It was unrecognizable as a home ... “The floor was upside down ... Gov ... ___ ... Reynolds contributed from Louisville, Kentucky. Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker And Rebecca Reynolds, The Associated Press. .
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    At least 26 dead in massive US storm after Kansas reports 8 fatalities

    North Shore News 15 Mar 2025
    Eight people died in a dust storm in Kansas Friday, bringing the total number of deaths from a massive storm hitting the U.S ... Gov ... Reynolds contributed from Louisville, Kentucky ... Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker And Rebecca Reynolds, The Associated Press.
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    Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 16

    Pioneer Press 15 Mar 2025
    By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, JULIE WALKER and SEAN MURPHY. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S ... ___ ... Russ Bynum contributed from Savannah, Georgia and Rebecca Reynolds contributed from Louisville, Kentucky.Related Articles ... .
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    Did Ryan Reynolds Make Rebecca Ferguson Cry on Set? Netizens Explore Amid Ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Feud

    Pinkvilla 11 Mar 2025
    Ryan Reynolds is the actor in question, believed to have made Rebecca Ferguson cry on the sets of their movie ... Did Ryan Reynolds Make Rebecca Ferguson Cry on Set? Netizens Explore Amid Ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Feud.
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