A woman with shoulder-length light brown hair wearing sunglasses on her head, heart-shaped earrings, and a pink sweater, smiling and speaking into a microphone outdoors.

Rebecca Kilpin-Nilsson is a poet and illustrator.

Rebecca is originally from the UK, and lives in Sweden with her husband and daughter.

Her poetry has been described as beautifully crafted, invigorating and enticing, and often explores themes related to borders and boundaries, including relationships, motherhood, and life in Sweden.

Her poem ‘You don’t love me’ (and that’s okay)’ was recently shortlisted for the Stainsby Poetry Prize by (legendary British poet Roger McGough.) He told her that he loved her poem. She’s never getting over it.

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Watercolor portrait of a woman with light skin, bald head, light gray eyes, and pink lips, facing slightly to the right.
A handwritten quote on white paper next to a watercolor illustration of a yellow bird perched on a branch with budding pink flowers. The quote says, "It's my Music. And it was only Spring. The world's unreasoning body Run and, like a Saint's, with glory." The author, Lisel Mueller, is signed below.
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