Mary Rose O'Reilley is an American poet, novelist, and writer of non-fiction.
Mary Rose O'Reilley | |
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| Born | Pampa, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | College of St. Catherine, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Genre | Poetry |
Life edit
O'Reilley was born in Pampa, Texas, and educated in Roseville and Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was raised a Catholic and is now a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). She has spent time in Buddhist practice, in particular under Thich Nhat Hanh.[1] She graduated from the College of St. Catherine and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
From 1978 to 2006, she taught English and environmental studies at the College/University of St. Thomas.[2]
O'Reilley lives on an island in Puget Sound.[3]
Awards edit
- 2005 Walt Whitman Award
- Contemplative Studies Grant from the American Council of Learned Societies
- Bush Artist Grant
- McKnight Award of Distinction
- 2018 Brighthorse Prize for the novel (Bright Morning Stars)
Works edit
- "The Plain Speech". Orion Magazine. March–April 2009.
- "The Abandoned Farm". Poetry. March 2007.
- Alice Peck, ed. (2008). "Key Lime Pie". Bread, Body, Spirit. SkyLight Paths Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59473-242-3.
Fiction edit
- Bright Morning Stars. Bright Horse Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1-944467-14-2.
Poetry edit
- Earth, Mercy. Louisiana State University Press. 2013.
- Half Wild. Louisiana State University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8071-3162-6.
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Non-fiction edit
- O'Reilley, Mary Rose (2000). The Barn at the End of the World. ISBN 978-1-57131-254-9.
- The Garden at Night. Heinemann
- Radical Presence. Heinemann
- The love of impermanent things: a threshold ecology. Milkweed Editions. 2006. ISBN 978-1-57131-283-9.
- The Peaceable Classroom. Boynton/Cook. November 17, 1993. ISBN 978-0-86709-328-5.
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- "Sellers Motivated". Ploughshares. Winter 2007–2008. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
- "Improving the Neighborhood". Ploughshares. Winter 2007–2008. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
- "Cleaning the Basement". Ploughshares. Winter 2007–2008. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
References edit
- ^ "The Barn at the End of the World by Mary Rose O'Reilley | Review | Spirituality & Practice".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mary Rose O'Reilley". Milkweed Editions. October 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2021.