Thomas Sayers Ellis

Thomas Sayers Ellis is a poet and photographer whose books include Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems, and The Maverick Room. He is a founding member of the Dark Room Collective and is the leader and a founding member of the poetry music ensemble Heroes are Gang Leaders.
Ellis' poems have appeared in Callaloo, Best American Poetry, The Nation and numerous anthologies. His honors include a Whiting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective Reunion Tour, (Events)Thomas Sayers Ellis Podcasts
Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective Reunion Tour, 12 December 2013 – AudioSharan Strange, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 1, 12 December 2013 – Video
Tisa Bryant, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 2, 12 December 2013 – Video
John Keene, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 3, 12 December 2013 – Video
Thomas Sayers Ellis with James Brandon Lewis on Saxophone, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 4, 12 December 2013 – Video
Major Jackson, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 5, 12 December 2013 – Video
Natasha Trethewey, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 6, 12 December 2013 – Video
Audience Q&A, Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Collective, Part 7, 12 December 2013 – Video