Paul J. Willis

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Santa Barbara, CA
California US

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Anthologies:
The Best Christian Writing 2006 (Jossey-Bass, 2006)
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The Best American Spiritual Writing 2004 (Houghton Mifflin, 2004)
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The Best Spiritual Writing 1999 (HarperSanFrancisco, 1999)
Books:
To Build a Trail: Essays on Curiosity, Love & Wonder (WordFarm, 2018)
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Bright Shoots of Everlastingness: Essays on Faith and the American Wild (WordFarm, 2005)
Journal:

Poetry

Anthologies:
Wild Song: Poems of the Natural World (The University of Georgia Press, 1998)
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The Best American Poetry 1996 (Scribner, 1996)
Books:
Somewhere to Follow (Slant, 2021)
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Little Rhymes for Lowly Plants (White Violet Press, 2019)
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Deer at Twilight: Poems from the North Cascades (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2018)
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Getting to Gardisky Lake (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016)
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Say This Prayer into the Past (Cascade Books, 2013)
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Rosing from the Dead (WordFarm, 2009)
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Visiting Home (Pecan Grove Press, 2008)
Journals:
Ascent
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The Christian Century

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
German American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Fullerton
Raised in: 
Corvallis, OR
Oregon
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Last update: Jul 11, 2021