{"id":1594,"date":"2025-09-07T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marygilliland.com\/new_staging\/?page_id=1594"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:30:04","slug":"work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marygilliland.com\/?page_id=1594","title":{"rendered":"In Other Words"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Other Words<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Essays<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Steady My Laden Head <\/a>\"award-winning<\/a><\/p>\n

Later Flowers for the Bees<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Never Cease<\/a>\"award-winning<\/a><\/p>\n

With the Sun<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking Out of Oneself: Poetry and Labyrinth<\/a>\"Light<\/a><\/p>\n

Feeding Grounds<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Gilliland's Reading Recommendation (John Donne)<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A 3-minute movie here! <\/span>My favorite birthday present ever<\/a><\/strong>. Captured by a friend while Peter and I were gardening on an April day 2020. When my dear husband asked what I wanted for my birthday, <\/span>hearing this poem aloud was my request: \u2018Good Friday Riding Westward\u2019 by John Donne.<\/span>
\nRead by Peter Fortunato<\/span>
\nFilmed by Ishion Hutchinson while Korah and I applauded.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

Conversations<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Planet Poet-Words in Space (53 minutes): <\/a>I discuss and read from both <\/span>The Devil\u2019s Fools<\/i> and <\/span>Ember Days. <\/i>And talk about life, the universe, living off-grid, teaching eco-systemic writing at Cornell, and my poetry\u2019s journey to book publication.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Word, KSFR Santa Fe (4\/17\/25): <\/a><\/span>In The Pool of The Sea\u2019s Shoulder<\/i>. Excerpts from this atomic elegy that re-imagines the story of my younger brother, \u201cFreddy,\u201d and his own breakthrough work for human rights. 23 minutes<\/p>\n

The Last Word, KSFR Santa Fe (12\/21\/23):\u00a0<\/a>The Devil\u2019s Fools<\/em> and Ember Days<\/em>. And discussion of the many ways a poem evolves. 23 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Word, KSFR Santa Fe (1\/5\/23): <\/a>The Devil\u2019s Fools<\/em>. Poems deeply rooted in reverence for all of nature\u2019s creatures and our environment. 23 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Gilliland on Her Essay, \u201cEco-Logic\u201d - Cayuga Lake Books: <\/a>A young writer inquires about my fighting to protect my home and the surrounding nature from a hazardous solvent leak, as well as current concerns about the environment after years of environmental activism.<\/p>\n

Slant: A Journal of Poetry<\/i><\/span><\/a>: Reflections on my childhood environment, reading, and spiritual life; icons and influences; apprenticeship on San Juan Ridge, residencies in Scotland; the impetus to write The Devil\u2019s Fools;<\/i> sources of inspiration.<\/p>\n

The Woven Tale Press<\/a>: The Ruined Walled Castle Garden.<\/i> Correspondence about poetry during the pandemic; political issues and justice, militarism, mental illness in the family; poetic craft and skill; and the nod to photographer Lee Miller in the poem \u2018Pat Euphoria.\u2019<\/p>\n

Out of Bounds Radio Show - WEOS, WSKG: <\/a>A reading of several early works with Q&A on my life and work, love of nature, megalithic quests, and the always surprising origin of a poem.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Recorded readings + Book Launches<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ember Days<\/em> Book Launch<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Devil's Fools<\/em> Book Launch<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ruined Walled Castle Garden<\/em> Book Launch<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Eat the Storms (Poems from The Devil's Fools, <\/em>38:45 timestamp)<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Poetry Flash<\/i> with C. S. Giscombe at the Art House in Berkeley<\/a><\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Structural Uncertainty & Floats to the Sky<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cultivating Voices (Poems from The Ruined Walled Castle Garden<\/em>)<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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