Poet: Ellen June Wright was born in England of West Indian parents and immigrated to the United States as a child. She was educated in New Jersey and taught high-school language arts for three decades. She consulted on guides for three PBS poetry series: Poetry Haven, Fooling with Words and the Language of Life. Her work has been published in Mississippi Review, Gulf Coast, Glassworks, Plume, Tar River, Missouri Review, Prelude, Caribbean Writer, Obsidian, Verse Daily, North American Review and others. She was a finalist in the Mississippi Review 2024 poetry contest. She has received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations and is the host of a virtual poetry workshop.
Artist: Ellen June Wright lives in New Jersey. Her work revolves around the power of color and the emotions and memories they evoke. She is inspired by the works of Stanley Whitney, Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Frank Bowling. Her art has most recently been published online by Gulf Stream Magazine and is forthcoming in Wild Roof Journal.
Ellen June Wright 
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