Poet / Editor / Artist
Rebecca
Kinzie Bastian
Close reading, poetry, and an eye for the wild.
“She can both encourage
— Carla Panciera
and correct.”
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Poetry
Language at the threshold of body, story, memory, and the more-than-human world.
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Editing
Close reading for poems and manuscripts—with attention to cadence, structure, pressure, and the integrity of the writer’s voice.
Read about editing →Full testimonials“Rebecca took this collection and found its heart and its heat.”
— Jennifer Martelli
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Workshops
Writing workshops for students and adults, offered in person or online. Explore anything from craft and technique to love letters, reclaimed fairy tales, or immersive nature writing.
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Writers on the work
In their words
“She took the time to understand my voice, and her edits advanced the work without losing the spirit of my spoken word style.”
— Tara Bracco
Producing Artistic Director, Poetic People Power
“Rebecca took this collection and found its heart and its heat.”
— Jennifer Martelli
Author of The Uncanny Valley and My Tarantella
“I wouldn't write a book without her.”
— Sarah Yaw
Author of You Are Free to Go
“Rebecca is a dream to work with.”
— Miranda Field
Author of Swallow
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Photography
Specimens, found things, small museums, and the ordinary made slightly uncanny.
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About
Rebecca Kinzie Bastian is a poet, editor, and artist.
Poet and certified end-of-life doula, Rebecca Kinzie Bastian, earned her MFA in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts and was a Margaret Bridgman Scholar at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Her work has appeared in literary journals including Rhino, Mom Egg Review, The American Poetry Journal, Bone Bouquet, and Rust & Moth. She is the author of Charms for Finding.
“I was born and raised in Sweden, and I know it influenced my tastes, my spirit, my eyes and ears.”
Hebenon / Mimesis
