She is the author of four books of poetry: Yellow Crane (Brick, 2018), The Rapids (Brick, 2012; nominated for the A.M. Klein Prize in Poetry), Volta (Signature, 2002; received the A.M. Klein Prize in Poetry), and Swimming Among the Ruins (Signature, 2000; finalist for the Pat Lowther and ReLit awards). Gillis is also a member of Yoko's Dogs, a poetry collective who write Japanese renku. Yoko's Dogs has published Whisk (Pedlar, 2013) and Rhinoceros (Gaspereau, 2016). Visit her blog Concrete & River.