Synopses & Reviews
Brain S. Ellis' second book, Yesterday Won't Goodbye, explores the author's true life poetry with wild origins of fresh language and the kind of punk rock Americana that sings with open arms in powerful poetic form.
Synopsis
Brian S. Ellis' second book, Yesterday Won't Goodbye, begins with birth and then travels both outward and inward, exercising the meaning of origin and the experience of time. The poems exist to themselves but also carry the others within each, the way the past is constant but ever altering with our experience.
Synopsis
Brian S. Ellis' second book, Yesterday Won't Goodbye, begins with birth and then travels exercising the meaning of origin and the experience of time.
Through his wild origins of fresh language and the kind of punk rock Americana that sings with open arms in powerful poetic form, the poems exist to themselves but also carry others within each.
Praise
"...Ellis expertly shifts between free verse poetry and creative non-fiction, consistently producing work that is captivating and original, all while having one of the most dynamic, affective, and unapologetically raw live performances anywhere."
-Jared Paul
"Brian Stephen Ellis is borne of ... gutter punk. Marmalade. Unwashable stain. His poems speak with an unbridled urgency yet come to you patient, coy, brimming with wisdom-and acutely aware of their own necessity. Read these poems. You've never been so alive."
-Jeanann Verlee
Synopsis
Within the pages of Yesterday Won't Goodbye, Brian Ellis embarks on a poetic odyssey that interlaces his real-life encounters with vivid and innovative language.
This collection exudes a punk rock Americana spirit, reverberating forcefully throughout every verse, as Ellis fearlessly explores the tapestry of his own experiences, inviting readers to join him on this visceral and introspective journey.
With open arms, the author's words extend a warm embrace to readers, beckoning them into a realm of potent poetic expression that boldly defies conventional norms.
Ellis's poetry possesses the uncanny ability to captivate the soul, leaving a mark on those who dare to venture into the world he creates through his evocative verses.