![]() She is the author of a poetry collection, Uniform (Aldrich Press, 2016).You can find out more about her and her publications here and on Facebook . It’s difficult to say where “home” is, but she currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, daughter and dog. Her first collection, Dirt and Honey, will be released in 2018 by Green Writers Press. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Rattle, Luna Luna and Fairy Tale Review, among others. in creative writing from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. in cultural anthropology from the University of West Florida and an M.F.A. She studied fine art for many years, specializing in painting, both in high school and college. She was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and grew up there with her parents, brother and sister. Download and use 100,000+ Flower Wallpaper stock photos for free. In her work, she explores myths and folklore as well as motherhood, plants and the lineages of all things. ![]() Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican-American poet, painter, wife, mother and aspiring micro-farmer. There is a responsibility and trust passed down in these poems. The need for stories and history becomes more important with the birth of a new generation, for the new generation will continue to shape the earth. That growing child is as much part of the maize stories and lunch lady stories of his great-grandmother as he is from the flesh of his mother.Īs the collection moves forward into the Dirt and Honey sections, female strength (“Amazons wore us / on their shields”) and dominance grows – The other poems of this section connect that womb magic with the natural world and with generations of family. Earth Magic, the Moon Mysteries, Flower of Life teachings, Dragon wisdom. There is a magic attributed to carrying and birthing a child, that so much change and growth happens inside the womb. Right here, we have countless book Womb Wisdom Awakening The Creative And. The “Pollen” section continues with origin stories with women as the creators of life and the cultivators of tradition. and your Flowers are the Eye of Horus, your Seed is Pans Seed. In the “Clay” section, it is women who build and shape the earth: A magical handbook that has been found, dated to around the same time, has an image of a. Alongside reimagined accounts of Adam and Eve, Pandora, the Amazons, and such, are poems of family (particularly mother and grandmother) and the birth of the poet’s son. Steeping raspberries in wine and serving the beverage to your lover will strengthen the relationship. Raspberries can be used to strengthen and bring good fortune to marriage, as well as ensure faithfulness. ![]() Raspberry’s red color resembles blood and is considered potent in love-inducing magic. Gilliland’s poems conserve the earth’s magic, preserve cultural and family stories, and reinvent history and myth. Raspberries Encourage Faithfulness in Marriage. Rich with natural descriptions and images, the collection is separated into four sections: Clay, Pollen, Honey, and Dirt. Dirt and Honey (Green Writers Press, 2018) is Raquel Vasquez Gilliland’s debut poetry. ![]()
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