Biography
Maria Gillan has published 22 books of and about poetry, and four anthologies. Her most recent books are the poetry and photography collaboration with Mark Hillringhouse, Paterson Light and Shadow (Serving House Books, 2017) and the poetry collection, What Blooms in Winter (NYQ, 2016). Her collection of poems, along with some of her paintings, is The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets (Redux Consortium).
Other recent publications are Ancestors' Song (Bordighera Press), Writing Poetry to Save Your Life: How to Find the Courage to Tell Your Stories (MiroLand, Guernica) and What We Pass On: Collected Poems 1980-2009. Gillan is co-editor with her daughter Jennifer of four anthologies. She is the editor of the Paterson Literary Review.
Education
- MA, New York University
- BA, Seton Hall University
Research Interests
- Ecological Justice
- Contemporary and modern poetry
- Multicultural literature
- Narrative poetry
- Contemporary Women Poets
- Working Class Literature
- Modern American Literature
- Poetry
Teaching Interests
- Poetry