Mary Rose O'Reilley is an American poet, novelist, and writer of non-fiction.

Mary Rose O'Reilley
BornPampa, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCollege of St. Catherine,
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
GenrePoetry

Life

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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

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  • 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

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  • "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

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Poetry

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  • Earth, Mercy. Louisiana State University Press. 2013.
  • Half Wild. Louisiana State University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8071-3162-6. Mary Rose O Reilley.

Non-fiction

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  • 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.

Ploughshares

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References

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  1. ^ "The Barn at the End of the World by Mary Rose O'Reilley | Review | Spirituality & Practice".
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Mary Rose O'Reilley". Milkweed Editions. October 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2021.