Bargaining My Soul
This poem captures the tension experienced on what Robert Frost called ‘The Road Less Travelled’. Ailsa Gillies dialogues with the soul when she takes it to auction. Continue reading Bargaining My Soul
This poem captures the tension experienced on what Robert Frost called ‘The Road Less Travelled’. Ailsa Gillies dialogues with the soul when she takes it to auction. Continue reading Bargaining My Soul
At 24 years old, Ailsa Gillies had everyone questioning if she’d lost her mind after giving up her high paying job and her flat in the city in the wake of a strange dream.
After what appeared to be a spiritual awakening, Ailsa began pursuing a life of service and embracing a role of a compassionate leader of a ‘soft rebellion’ movement, which led to the publication of her poetic manifesto: Conversations with Nature. Continue reading How a dream led me to leaving my corporate job
Using the metaphor of the Earth’s natural seasons and taking inspiration from Vivaldi’s classical pieces, Ailsa Gillies explores the life of her Grandmother through this seasonal poem. Continue reading The Four Seasons of Catherine
Take a journey through time with Ailsa Gillies, as she dives deep into the culture of island life on Bute in the 1970s in this fascinating article packed with first-hand interviews and recollections from the time. Continue reading Bell bottoms on Bute: A look back to 1970s island life