Welcome to my website!
My name is Tim Ellis, poet and performer. On this site you can read free samples of my work, watch videos of me in performance, buy books or enquire about performance bookings at [email protected]
But first, let me tell you a little about myself…
Born in Berkshire in the 1960s, I now live in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. When not roaming around the world bird-watching or writing and performing poetry, I somehow find time to run my own gardening business. As a poet I divide my talents equally between page and stage.
My latest printed book is a 84-page collection of poems about travelling in South Africa, called Birder in the Bushveld. The poems are mounted magazine style over photographs of birds, animals and landscapes, and 81 of the pages are in full colour.
My previous book was a 32-page not-for-profit pamphlet about climate change called Speak The Unspeakable.
Prior to that I published an ambitious self-published verse-novel of 437 sonnets called God The Banana. Reviewers have described it as "...an outrageous and bawdy verse novel...shocking, hilarious and sometimes unsettling..." and "...an incredible feat of literature: a genuine page turner..." I have another self-published satirical verse-novel called On The Verge.
I also have two books published with reputable publishers. The most recent is a collection called “Gringo on the Chickenbus”, published by Stairwell Books in York. It is based on journeys myself and my partner Robbie Burns have made around Latin America in recent years, and is illustrated by Robbie. It was listed by Purple Patch magazine as one of the 20 best small-press poetry collections of 2011. My first book was a collection of 40 sonnets around a theme of birds called Birds of the World in Colour, published by Flarestack in 2003.
My poems have appeared in many magazines including The Dalesman, Orbis and the Poetry Society’s Poetry News. I won 1st prize in the 2011 Huddersfield Grist Poetry Competition, 2nd prize in the National Association of Writer's Groups Competition 2013, and 3rd prizes in the 2010 Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition and a Sentinel Quarterly competition in 2013. I was once long-listed for the Bridport Prize.
On the performance side, I am a well-known face at festivals, poetry slams and open mics throughout the North of England. I was York Poetry Slam Champion in 2011, a previous winner of the Ilkley Literature Festival Open Mic Competition, and I was a contestant in the BBC Radio 4 National Poetry Slam in 2009. In 2011 I was featured on TV during the auditions of Britain’s Got Talent.
My name is Tim Ellis, poet and performer. On this site you can read free samples of my work, watch videos of me in performance, buy books or enquire about performance bookings at [email protected]
But first, let me tell you a little about myself…
Born in Berkshire in the 1960s, I now live in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. When not roaming around the world bird-watching or writing and performing poetry, I somehow find time to run my own gardening business. As a poet I divide my talents equally between page and stage.
My latest printed book is a 84-page collection of poems about travelling in South Africa, called Birder in the Bushveld. The poems are mounted magazine style over photographs of birds, animals and landscapes, and 81 of the pages are in full colour.
My previous book was a 32-page not-for-profit pamphlet about climate change called Speak The Unspeakable.
Prior to that I published an ambitious self-published verse-novel of 437 sonnets called God The Banana. Reviewers have described it as "...an outrageous and bawdy verse novel...shocking, hilarious and sometimes unsettling..." and "...an incredible feat of literature: a genuine page turner..." I have another self-published satirical verse-novel called On The Verge.
I also have two books published with reputable publishers. The most recent is a collection called “Gringo on the Chickenbus”, published by Stairwell Books in York. It is based on journeys myself and my partner Robbie Burns have made around Latin America in recent years, and is illustrated by Robbie. It was listed by Purple Patch magazine as one of the 20 best small-press poetry collections of 2011. My first book was a collection of 40 sonnets around a theme of birds called Birds of the World in Colour, published by Flarestack in 2003.
My poems have appeared in many magazines including The Dalesman, Orbis and the Poetry Society’s Poetry News. I won 1st prize in the 2011 Huddersfield Grist Poetry Competition, 2nd prize in the National Association of Writer's Groups Competition 2013, and 3rd prizes in the 2010 Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition and a Sentinel Quarterly competition in 2013. I was once long-listed for the Bridport Prize.
On the performance side, I am a well-known face at festivals, poetry slams and open mics throughout the North of England. I was York Poetry Slam Champion in 2011, a previous winner of the Ilkley Literature Festival Open Mic Competition, and I was a contestant in the BBC Radio 4 National Poetry Slam in 2009. In 2011 I was featured on TV during the auditions of Britain’s Got Talent.
Go to my partner Robbie Burns' art and illustration web site.
