Torn from the Ear of Night
AUTHOR
Jimmie Margaret Gilliam
A powerful collection of poetry from Buffalo poet and educator Jimmie Margaret Gilliam, longtime co-editor of Earth's Daughters and Professor Emerita at Erie Community College. Drawing on decades of literary craft and deep engagement with the Buffalo poetry community, Gilliam's work explores the intersections of memory, identity, and social consciousness with unflinching honesty and lyrical grace. Her poems move through personal and political landscapes with the wisdom of a seasoned voice in American letters, capturing moments both intimate and universal. Published by White Pine Press as part of their commitment to championing established and emerging American poets, this collection represents a culmination of Gilliam's distinguished career and her lifelong dedication to the transformative power of poetry.
Reviews
"Gilliam chronicles a coming of age and sustains a fine (and difficult) balance between the child's immediacy of experience and the adult's analytical recollection. The setting is Appalachia, but this is no tame, nostalgic look at life in the hills. Here are bears, real and otherwise, and fences to keep them out."
—Joan Murray
Jimmie Margaret Gilliam (1935-2015) was a Professor Emerita at Erie Community College. She was a co-editor of Earth's Daughters from 1975 to 1986. She is author The Rime & Roar of Revolution, the poem/novel Ain't No Bears Out Tonight (1984) and Pieces of Bread (1987).