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Author: Allie Rigby

Allie Rigby

Allie Rigby is a poet, editor, and educator with roots in the chaparral and desert landscapes of Southern California. She writes about the intersections of ecology, history, health, and community. Allie received a master’s degree in English: Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, where she was awarded the William Dickey Fellowship for poetry. Honors include a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Best of the Net nomination, a Fulbright Fellowship to Romania, and contribution to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Prior to focusing on a career in writing and editing, she taught environmental education at Walker Creek Ranch for over five years. Moonscape for a Child is her first book of poetry (Bored Wolves, 2024). You can learn more about her recent endeavors at www.allierigby.com.

Allie Rigby is a poet, editor, and educator with roots in the chaparral and desert landscapes of Southern California. She writes about the intersections of ecology, history, health, and community. Allie received a master’s degree in English: Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, where she was awarded the William Dickey Fellowship for poetry. Honors include a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Best of the Net nomination, a Fulbright Fellowship to Romania, and contribution to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Prior to focusing on a career in writing and editing, she taught environmental education at Walker Creek Ranch for over five years. Moonscape for a Child is her first book of poetry (Bored Wolves, 2024). You can learn more about her recent endeavors at www.allierigby.com.

Articles by Author: Allie Rigby

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We Have So Much Left to Learn

Posted By  Allie Rigby
  • ON April 3, 2024

Photo by Allie Rigby We Have So Much Left to Learn Listening is no quiet act. No Milky Waytaught us, we just knew, like school children “No running on fields!” that when it rained,and we took to the grass in...

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Poetry and Placemaking: Establishing Meaning and Connection in Nature

Posted By  Allie Rigby
  • ON April 27, 2021

Creative writing, poetry, and placemaking are all ways to connect complex scientific ideas and to explore relationships to the environment. Writing, and the various ways in which humans share ideas and stories, is also part of a longer tradition of...

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