“The subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I ve read in years. It is also the funniest.”
— Joanna Macy
I first heard Mary Rose O’Reilly’s name from frequent Contemplify guest, Todd Davis. He mentioned The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd, a book I gladly fell into, and, which led to this conversation about her forthcoming book of poetry. O’Reilly is funny as hell, whipsmart, and has a way of weaving insight with humor. The perfect combo for me. An emerita professor of English at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, O’Reilley is currently active as a musician, potter, and homesteader on a rural island in Puget Sound.
Episode Show Notes
Books by Mary Rose O’Reilley
- Radical Presence: Teaching as Contemplative Practice
- The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd
- Half Wild: Poems
- Earth, Mercy: Poems
Resources & People Mentioned
- Thich Nhat Hahn
- Centering Prayer
- The Barn at the End of the World by Mary Rose O’Reilley
- Todd Davis
- Joseph Goldstein
- Gary Snyder
- William Wordsworth
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Robert Bly
- William Byrd
- University of St. Thomas
- Marie Howe
Drink Recommended
- Black puer tea from Tea Source
Photo pulled from Milkweed Editions
Links to book purchases give a kickback to a local New Mexican bookstore and Contemplify
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