Mary Rose O'Reilley explained

Mary Rose O'Reilley
Birth Place:	Pampa, Texas
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	College of St. Catherine, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Genre:	Poetry
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Mary Rose O'Reilley is an American poet, novelist, and writer of non-fiction.

Life

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

• 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

• The Plain Speech . March–April 2009. Orion Magazine .
• The Abandoned Farm. March 2007. Poetry .
• Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=Fsn4P6hyH48C&q=Mary+Rose+O%E2%80%99Reilley&pg=PA138. Key Lime Pie. Bread, Body, Spirit . Alice Peck. SkyLight Paths Publishing. 2008. 978-1-59473-242-3 .

Fiction

• Book: Bright Morning Stars . Bright Horse Books . 2018 . 978-1-944467-14-2.

Poetry

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

Non-fiction

• Book: The Barn at the End of the World. 2000 . 978-1-57131-254-9 . O'Reilley . Mary Rose .
• The Garden at Night. Heinemann
• Radical Presence. Heinemann
• Book: The love of impermanent things: a threshold ecology. Milkweed Editions. 2006. 978-1-57131-283-9 .
• Book: The Peaceable Classroom . Boynton/Cook . November 17, 1993. 978-0-86709-328-5 .

Ploughshares

• Sellers Motivated . Winter 2007–2008 . Ploughshares . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128090044/https://www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=8770 . January 28, 2016 .
• Improving the Neighborhood . Winter 2007–2008 . Ploughshares . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128090044/https://www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=8800 . January 28, 2016 .
• Cleaning the Basement . Winter 2007–2008 . Ploughshares . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128090044/https://www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=8801 . January 28, 2016 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Barn at the End of the World by Mary Rose O'Reilley | Review | Spirituality & Practice.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222080922/http://www.stthomas.edu/english/margins/archives/Fall06WITM.pdf . February 22, 2012 .
3. Web site: Mary Rose O'Reilley . October 4, 2016 . Milkweed Editions . April 27, 2021.