Mind Fields
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 112
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 102
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These are the poems you reach for in the morning dawn over a silent cup of coffee, or as the afternoon light wanes and you steal a moment to pick up this book and read randomly, free roaming through the poems. There's variety reading back-to-back poems from the beginning, or instead there's the pleasure of just opening the pages and marking the ones that speak to you. There's rage, longing, and adventures to choose from. Most of all, these poems were written for connection, for the small details that add up to our lives and how we are living them. They are meant to reach you and make you respond. Come with me and let's read aloud, at play in the fields of reflection, loss, love, and significance. Welcome.
After receiving an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Julia Fulton created leading roles in world premieres at Tony award winning South Coast Repertory in southern California, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre. She has starred in numerous streaming films and TV as an actress. As a writer, Ms. Fulton has directed and written the short film documentary Head Start on the Southern Ute Reservation. Her play LAKE POWELL was selected by Cygnet Theatre for their New Play Festival in San Diego, CA. Her memoir THE BRIDAL PATH available on Amazon.com.
Her book Acting for the Camera: from the Actor’s P.O.V. is published by Kendall Hunt. She’s taught acting and film at UCLA, USC, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin. She currently teaches acting, writing and film at the University of California, San Diego. She was named Guest Artist by the British American Drama Academy (BADA)in Oxford, England.
*****
Mind Fields is the kind of poetry that doesn’t shout, it listens. Julia Fulton has created a space for reflection, where each poem gently explores the terrain of memory, loss, love, and presence. Her language is careful but emotionally generous, inviting the reader not just to read, but to feel.
What I appreciated most is how grounded and human these poems are. They don’t try to dazzle with complexity, instead, they illuminate the beauty and ache in ordinary moments, a glance, a breath, a silence. The emotional honesty is subtle but powerful.
This is a book I’ll return to when I need stillness or clarity. It reads like a quiet conversation with someone who understands what it means to live deeply, and to pay attention.
I didn’t just read this book, I felt it. It reminded me to slow down, to observe more closely, and to honor the quiet places in my own life.
If you enjoy poetry that reflects life with grace and empathy, Mind Fields is a beautiful companion.
Jack
*****
Mind Fields is one of those rare books that manages to be both deeply personal and universally relatable. Julia Fulton has created a tapestry of memory, emotion, and insight that draws you in from the very first page. Her prose is crisp yet lyrical, and every chapter feels like stepping into another layer of consciousness.
What impressed me most was how seamlessly Fulton blends vivid storytelling with profound reflection. Rather than simply recounting experiences, she invites the reader to walk alongside her, feeling, questioning, and learning in real time. It’s a book about perception, resilience, and the ways our inner landscapes shape the world we inhabit.
By the final chapter, I felt changed, like I’d been given permission to explore my own “mind fields” with more honesty and compassion. This is a powerful, beautifully written work that will resonate long after you’ve turned the last page. Highly recommended for readers who crave books that enlighten as much as they entertain.”
Courtney
*****
I found Mind Fields through a Goodreads list titled “Best 21st Century Nonfiction.” I was searching for something meaningful, something grounded but emotionally resonant. What I didn’t expect was to find a book that felt so personally aligned with my own inner landscape.
Julia Fulton doesn’t just explore thought, she enters it with grace and honesty. Her writing is reflective without being abstract, poetic without losing clarity. Each passage felt like it was written from a place of deep listening, the kind that invites you to slow down and actually feel what you’ve been pushing aside.
This wasn’t just a book I read. It was one that mirrored me, quietly, gently, and without judgment.
Julia, thank you. Mind Fields didn’t just reach my mind. It met my emotions where they lived, and offered space to breathe.”
Jordan
Mind Fields is more than a collection, it’s an unveiling.
The author has given readers a way to navigate the shifting landscapes of thought, perception, and inner experience without ever losing sight of clarity. By weaving intellect with emotion and insight with vulnerability, the author has created something singular: a layered map of the mind’s terrain, where memory, meaning, and imagination converge.
What struck me most is the way the author's writing doesn’t just describe mental states, it immerses readers in them. Each page feels like both an exploration and an invitation, a chance to see ourselves reflected, questioned, and expanded. That kind of resonance is rare. And it deserves to be seen.
Erling Vandervort
These are the poems you reach for in the morning dawn over a silent cup of coffee, or as the afternoon light wanes and you steal a moment to pick up this book and read randomly, free roaming through the poems. There's variety reading back-to-back poems from the beginning, or instead there's the pleasure of just opening the pages and marking the ones that speak to you. There's rage, longing, and adventures to choose from. Most of all, these poems were written for connection, for the small details that add up to our lives and how we are living them. They are meant to reach you and make you respond. Come with me and let's read aloud, at play in the fields of reflection, loss, love, and significance. Welcome.
After receiving an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Julia Fulton created leading roles in world premieres at Tony award winning South Coast Repertory in southern California, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre. She has starred in numerous streaming films and TV as an actress. As a writer, Ms. Fulton has directed and written the short film documentary Head Start on the Southern Ute Reservation. Her play LAKE POWELL was selected by Cygnet Theatre for their New Play Festival in San Diego, CA. Her memoir THE BRIDAL PATH available on Amazon.com.
Her book Acting for the Camera: from the Actor’s P.O.V. is published by Kendall Hunt. She’s taught acting and film at UCLA, USC, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin. She currently teaches acting, writing and film at the University of California, San Diego. She was named Guest Artist by the British American Drama Academy (BADA)in Oxford, England.
*****
Mind Fields is the kind of poetry that doesn’t shout, it listens. Julia Fulton has created a space for reflection, where each poem gently explores the terrain of memory, loss, love, and presence. Her language is careful but emotionally generous, inviting the reader not just to read, but to feel.
What I appreciated most is how grounded and human these poems are. They don’t try to dazzle with complexity, instead, they illuminate the beauty and ache in ordinary moments, a glance, a breath, a silence. The emotional honesty is subtle but powerful.
This is a book I’ll return to when I need stillness or clarity. It reads like a quiet conversation with someone who understands what it means to live deeply, and to pay attention.
I didn’t just read this book, I felt it. It reminded me to slow down, to observe more closely, and to honor the quiet places in my own life.
If you enjoy poetry that reflects life with grace and empathy, Mind Fields is a beautiful companion.
Jack
*****
Mind Fields is one of those rare books that manages to be both deeply personal and universally relatable. Julia Fulton has created a tapestry of memory, emotion, and insight that draws you in from the very first page. Her prose is crisp yet lyrical, and every chapter feels like stepping into another layer of consciousness.
What impressed me most was how seamlessly Fulton blends vivid storytelling with profound reflection. Rather than simply recounting experiences, she invites the reader to walk alongside her, feeling, questioning, and learning in real time. It’s a book about perception, resilience, and the ways our inner landscapes shape the world we inhabit.
By the final chapter, I felt changed, like I’d been given permission to explore my own “mind fields” with more honesty and compassion. This is a powerful, beautifully written work that will resonate long after you’ve turned the last page. Highly recommended for readers who crave books that enlighten as much as they entertain.”
Courtney
*****
I found Mind Fields through a Goodreads list titled “Best 21st Century Nonfiction.” I was searching for something meaningful, something grounded but emotionally resonant. What I didn’t expect was to find a book that felt so personally aligned with my own inner landscape.
Julia Fulton doesn’t just explore thought, she enters it with grace and honesty. Her writing is reflective without being abstract, poetic without losing clarity. Each passage felt like it was written from a place of deep listening, the kind that invites you to slow down and actually feel what you’ve been pushing aside.
This wasn’t just a book I read. It was one that mirrored me, quietly, gently, and without judgment.
Julia, thank you. Mind Fields didn’t just reach my mind. It met my emotions where they lived, and offered space to breathe.”
Jordan
Mind Fields is more than a collection, it’s an unveiling.
The author has given readers a way to navigate the shifting landscapes of thought, perception, and inner experience without ever losing sight of clarity. By weaving intellect with emotion and insight with vulnerability, the author has created something singular: a layered map of the mind’s terrain, where memory, meaning, and imagination converge.
What struck me most is the way the author's writing doesn’t just describe mental states, it immerses readers in them. Each page feels like both an exploration and an invitation, a chance to see ourselves reflected, questioned, and expanded. That kind of resonance is rare. And it deserves to be seen.
Erling Vandervort