Mary Rose O Reilley

Mary Rose O’Reilley

Mary Rose O’Reilley is a potter and folk musician. A Quaker-Buddhist who took the precepts in Plum Village, she follows the common threads in Buddhism, Christianity, and deep ecology. Her books include The Love of Impermanent Things and Half Wild, a volume of poetry which won the 2005 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets.

Recent Articles

Hush Puppy

Training her mind, training her dog. Mary Rose O’Reilley on the pleasures and pitfalls of learning to sit without barking.