Regina YC Garcia
Greenville, NC

Bio: Regina YC Garcia is a poet, language artist, and English professor. She is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned a BA in Speech Communication with a Concentration in the Oral Interpretation of Literature. She additionally earned an MA in Adult Education from East Carolina University, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Multicultural and Transnational Literature. She currently teaches English and is the Coordinator of Global Programs at Pitt Community College. Regina's literary work primarily centers around issues related to family and culture, social justice, and human rights. She is committed to effecting change through the persistent literary address of inequities, inequalities, and disparities. She is also committed to the uplift of consciousness and spirit through education and the arts. Regina is the 2021 National DAR American Heritage Poetry Award Winner and a 2021 and 2023 NCLR James Applewhite Semifinalist, as well as a 2023 Pushcart Nominee for her poem "The Fire That Consumes: The Burnings of Black Histories." Her publications of poetry and video poetry can be found in a variety of journals and anthologies including the South Florida Poetry Journal, Up the Staircase Quarterly, The Book of Black, Black and…, Kakalak, I Tried Not to Write, Main Street Rag, The Amistad, Tulane University's Sacred 9 Project, The AutoEthnographer- A Literary and Arts Magazine and numerous others. Her work has also been featured (voice and poetry) in The Black Light Project, a documentary that was the subject of an Emmy Award-winning episode of PBS Muse: An Art Show. Garcia's first book of poetry, The Firetalker’s Daughter, was released by Finishing Line Press in March 2023. Her first full-length volume of poetry, Whispers from the Multiverse (Aquarius Press/Willow Books), was released in February 2025. She currently resides in Greenville, NC, and she is a wife and mother of three adult sons. Twitter: @profesoragina Instagram: @profesoragina Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/regina.y.garcia

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