Ellis, Thomas Sayers

Thomas Sayers Ellis

September 15, 2011

Photographer

Cybele Knowles

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Thomas Sayers Ellis

September 15, 2011

Photographer

Cybele Knowles

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Thomas Sayers Ellis

September 15, 2011

Photographer

Cybele Knowles

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Readings from this author

November 6, 2014 - Conspiracy Simile: A Poetry Craft Talk

In this Poetry Craft Talk titled "Conspiracy Simile: The Assassination of JFK/The Assassination of Poetry, or How I Discovered I Was Writing Cover-Story Poetics," Thomas Sayers Ellis explores the role of truth and evidence in poetry, and critically examines his own 1992 poem "Zapruder."

October 30, 2014 - We, the People, Percussively Agree: A Lecture

In a lecture titled "We, the People, Percussively Agree: Where the Pocket Beats and Breaks Between Go-Go and Hip Hop," Thomas Sayers Ellis discusses the history and evolution of Go-Go and its relationship to Hip Hop, integrating sound and song clips. He finishes by performing a poem from his book The Maverick Room (2005).

September 15, 2011 - Thomas Sayers Ellis

Thomas Sayers Ellis reads from The Maverick Room (2005) and Skin, Inc. (2010).

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