Ellis became a full time writer in 2010, having then graduated from Antioch University with a MFA in creative writing and published her first full length book of poetry. Her first collection, entitled Write About an Empty Birdcage, is predominately about heartbreak and familiar emotional taboos. Jenny Factor, author of Unraveling at the Name, states that,
"Elaina M. Ellis has a voice that cuts through wool. Rich in sound and sense, meaning and madness, she signals and signifies. Her imagery comes from a place of truth and her people sweat and breathe. Hers is a talent that can set the world on fire."
Now with a repetoir of gilded reviews, Ellis has continued to work in and out of the classroom. Her motivation to write stems from, in her own words, the need to "worship, to recover, to seduce, to fight back, to play, to confess, and to make messes."
Make sure to stop by the Hugo House on April 26th to see Ellis and numerous others rock the house.
For more information about Elaina, visit her personal Hugo page at http://hugohouse.org/bio/elaina-ellis
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