Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom

Uncontrolled Experiments In Freedom is a poetically manic and shimmering account of the life of Brian Stephen Ellis. His words shiver, 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. His voice is a second-hand microscope examining the fuzzy science of survival. Ellis' colorful voice is a strong addition to the Boston spoken word tradition

Brian S. Ellis is a writer and performer based out of Portland, OR. He ha.s published poetry books: Yesterday Won't Goodbye (Write Bloody 2011) and Uncontrolled Experiments in Freedom (Write Bloody 2008). He's represented the Boston Poetry Slam at the National Poetry Slam and the Individual World Poetry Slam and co-founded the Whitehaus Family Record, a venue and arts collective in Jamaica Plain. His writing has appeared online in Danse Macabre magazine and in England in Lunchbox Quarterly. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice.