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.