United Poets Laureate International - World Congress of Poets

Rosemary Harris-Mallinson was born in Harrisville, New York. Potsdam, N.Y.  She received various educational degrees from various American universities. Organizational affilliations include being a Member and Past President of the Northeast Georgia Writers in Gainesville, GA, Member United Poets Laureate International, American Academy of Poets, The Writer’s Guild, Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina Poetry Association, New York State Poetry Association, and the Southwest Florida Poetry Association in Naples, Florida.

          She is a published author and writer with many awards. (see below for more details on Rosemary's accomplishments)

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Beyond The Sun

                                    Fear not the clueless message

                                    That seeks to penetrate

                                    The cave-like walls of this, our carved dimension

                                    Strange energy that flays our fields

                                    With geometric thought

                                    And salutation.

                                    Pythagorean ritual

                                    Nags our conscious minds

                                    Longing, yea demanding to be heard,

                                    Pulling our gazes starward

                                    With burgeoning expectation.

                                    Of revelation.

                                    The resonating throb of ancient oneness

                                    Calls us to behold

                                    The thing our earthbound eyes

                                    Have yet to know,

                                    We stretch to learn the language of cognition.

                                    To bridge the roar.

                                    Lie down upon the grass and feel the splendor

                                    Of worlds beyond the globe which is our pod

                                    Of innocence,

                                    Knowing the day is near to cast asunder

                                    Our conjured images of what and when,

                                    Knowing deeply we are not alone.

                                    The rush of cosmic winds becomes

                                    A deep harmonic hum,

                                    Energy moving swiftly from its source,

                                    That from this womb of wonder we may rise

                                    To be the song that sings

                                    Beyond the sun.

                                                            Rosemary Harris-Mallinson

Bio/Resume

         Name:  Rosemary Harris-Mallinson      

         Birthplace:  Harrisville, New York

         Lineage:  Daughter of Spencer Harris, manager of Brooklyn Dodgers

              training camps in Vero Beach, FL, Fort Worth Texas and Spokane,  WA 

   Married to Homer Myron Smith, entrepreneur 1947 –1977; Deceased

            Married to James Mallinson, poet 1986-2001 Deceased

            Mother of 7, grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 36                  

         Education:  Studied art and music education at New York State University at

Potsdam, N.Y.  Received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and an Associate degree in Architectural Drafting from Marion Mullins Vocational School in Marion, South Carolina.  Attended Decision Magazine’s Annual School for Christian Writers and writer’s seminars at Newberry College, Columbia College, College of Charleston, Winthrop College and Anderson College, and the University of South Carolina under James Dickey

          Memberships: Member and Past President of the Northeast Georgia Writers in

Gainesville, GA, Member United Poets Laureate International, American Academy of Poets, The Writer’s Guild, Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina Poetry Association, New York State Poetry Association, and the Southwest Florida Poetry Association in Naples, Florida.

          Awards: Laureate Women of Letters from 5^th World Congress of Poets in Orlando,

Florida, 1985, The Century Poets Award, Best Poem Award,

Distinguished Services In World Peace and Brotherhood Award from 6^th

World Congress of Poets in Taipei, Taiwan,1986, and Karta Award in

appreciation of Distinguished Services for World Brotherhood and Peace

Through Poetry with “outstanding accomplishments”, 20^th World

Congress of Poets in Montgomery, Alabama, 2007.   

Published Poetry:  College Publications:  The Racquet, NYSU, The Crucible, USC;

                              Books and Magazines: Unity Magazine March 1993, Contact

                                                                    Magazine; The Pentecostal Evangel,

                                                                    International Lesson Book

                              Newspapers:  Watertown Daily Times, Miami Herald, Star Reporter

                              Anthologies:  9^th World Congress of Poets, R.O.C.; 1986,

                                                     16^th World Congress of Poets, The Philippines, 1999,

                                                     18^th World Congress of Poets, Plainview, TX, 2004,

                                                      20^th World Congress of Poets, Montgomery, AL, 2007

         Published works:  Three books of poetry:  Learning to Dance in the Light, A

                                       Spiritual Journey; Beyond the Sapphire Sea, Love Poems; and In

   Search of The Song, Pathways to Communion.

         To be published:   River Of Joy, A Healing Stream, essays and poetry, targeted for

                                       fall 2009.