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Brian S. Ellis

I can drive

About Me

I live in Jamaica Plain, a part of the the city of Boston. I read poems of my own devising to friends and family and strangers. On Wednesday nights you can usually find me at the Cantab lounge. On Friday nights you can find me at the Whitehaus Hootenannies. I am a founding member of the Treemausers. If you need something to do, let me know.


Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom

Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom is a manic and shimmering account of the life of Brian Stephen Ellis. His words shiver, babble, rant and constantly threaten to fall apart under the weight of their own gravity. His narratives come from and carry the images of a world where many believe no poetry to exist. This is a second-hand microscope examining the fuzzy science of survival.


Available via Write Bloody Publishing

My Interests

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Member Since: 18/09/2007
Influences: Denis Johnson, Richard Brautigan, Buddy Wakefeild, Anis Mojgani
Sounds Like: shira erlichman, Jason McBeth, Ryler Dustin, Casey Rocheteau, Morgan Shaker, Carlos Williams
Record Label: whitehaus famiy record
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Fall Tour, Also: Weirdstock

I posted the tour dates for Clean. Out. Of. Sight. right over there on the front door. There'll be more as there is more.I also want people to know about Weirdstock. This is a big deal. It's the bigge...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:29:00 GMT

I am looking forward to the map.

I wanted to spread the information in here that I'm going to be going on tour again this fall with Greg Sun! We're going to be traveling across america in his nissan centra, performing at poetry venue...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Train America and Back, (New Year, New Ears!)

I know this isn't a Very Popular attitude, but I like the winter. It's been so cold in Boston that the inside of my body has re-imagined what cold is. Now, when its thirty, it seems warm.The Whitehaus...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:56:00 GMT

Have You Read Uncontrolled Experiments In Freedom?

It'd be really sweet if you took the time, if you can, to write a "costumer review" on Amazon.comsomeone tell Matt Lavallethanks!
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:32:00 GMT

I’m going to tour again!

Mostly by Train, which is really exciting. Maybe I'll get a bunch of train poems out of thisSo, its between November 11th & December 3rd:I'll be in ChicagoLincolnOmahaDenverGlendale&FlagstaffIf you li...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT

(give, summer, over)

Its Labor Day, August 32nd 2008. Tomorrow September begins. The past two (2) days have been Moving Day in the city of Boston, that means Back to School. The swing-set landed on the moon.The Summer of ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:44:00 GMT

Big News!

Big News! on Monday, July 28th my first book of Poetry, Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom is being releasedby Write Bloody Press. Check out http://www.writebloody.com/storeIt's got all of the poems ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:24:00 GMT

hey hey April

I had an idea while eating yogurt this morning: strip dominos. Also news in spring, I have some shows coming up, next wednesday at the milky way, Cantab finals on the 30th, Winter Camp on the fourth a...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Early Spring Two Thousand Eight

Alot is happening, I think, with the WFR. The little 2nd floor is getting bigger. And all the Yes Wave gang has been playing alot of shows. I’ve done a few too. We’re going to do more & mo...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Willow Street

Sometimes in large town there will be a strip mall or a few stores by the highway or the hospital or the light-bulb factory thats completely removed of the commercial center of town. And there will be...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:04:00 GMT