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Derek Ellis
Poet & Teacher
BIO
Derek Ellis was raised in the small, rural town of Owenton, Kentucky. He holds a B.A. in English Literature from Western Kentucky University and an M.F.A in Poetry from the University of Maryland, where he taught courses in creative and academic writing. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English with a creative dissertation at SUNY Binghamton. His work is forthcoming or has appeared in The Academy of American Poets, Action Spectacle, BODY, Five Points, Leavings, Prairie Schooner, The Shore, and Waxwing.
Photo by Ella Flores
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Publications
Publications
Photo by Chris "Booba" Young
"Returning" & "This is a Parable" in Five Points
"Under a Country Sky" in Prairie Schooner
"What I want when I confess my life is unmanageable" in Leavings Literary Magazine
"Cloud Studies" in BODY
3 Poems in Action, Spectacle
"Field Dressing" in Waxwing
"Search Party" in Waxwing
"On the Cross" in Waxwing
"Rehearsing the Death of My Father" Winner of the 2024 Academy of American Poets Prize
"Pastoral with My Shepherd" forthcoming
in The Shore
Contact
If you're interested in Derek's work or booking an event with him, please email him at aderekellis@gmail.com
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