Paul Gilliland retired after over 30 years of service with the US Army and settled in the high desert of Southeast Arizona, just miles from the historic wild west towns of Tombstone and Bisbee. He holds Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Intelligence Studies, Linguistics, and Education from Cochise College; a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Theory/Composition and Technical Theater Design from Olivet College; and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Music Composition from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is an educator, composer of 21st century chamber music, author, form poet, publisher, and certified sound healer. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); National Writers Union; Authors Guild; Poetry Society of America; the Academy of American Poets; and the Association for Publishers for Special Sales. In addition to teaching interviewing techniques and report writing for the US Army, he is the Editor-in-Chief of his own publishing company, Southern Arizona Press, and conducts light and sound therapy sessions to balance the chakras. He currently has four published volumes of poetry, "Hindsights of 2020", "The Journey of the Fool: A Poetic Journey in Three Parts", "A Heroic Crown and Other Sonnets", and "Deeper Meanings" - all available through Amazon or directly from him at Southern Arizona Press (www.SouthernArizonaPress.com). He is currently working on completing his fifth collection of poetry, "Tales from a Southwest Inn" and a series of books based on this Master’s thesis on the use of astrology and mathematics for the development of musical themes. His poetry has appeared online in numerous Facebook poetry group as well as being published in "Sonnet Sanctuary Anthology Volume 1" (A Romeo Nation), "Open Skies Quarterly" Volumes 4, 5, 6, "Perceptions", and "Dark Reflections", (Shrouded Eye Press), "Open Skies Poetry – Volume 2" (Open Skies Press), and "From Sunset to Sunrise" (Dark Poetry Society Anthology) as well as occasionally appearing within the pages of the Southern Arizona Press poetic anthologies.

He can be followed online at:

https://www.facebook.com/PaulGillilandPoetry
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernArizonaPress
http://www.PaulGillilandMusic.com/
https://www.SouthernArizonaPress.com/