“The Wire-Headed Heathen is a foray into the art of vitality peppered with
a language that is at once evocative and mutinous . . . At times playful and always incisive, Ellams’ is a mineral-rich poetry, organic in its ability to speak across oceans, cultures, and histories. Critical of a contemporary life that has placed the material over the ethereal, Ellams reminds the reader of just how central the art of storytelling is to our ability to locate ourselves in the constant transformation that defines our daily lives.”

—Matthew Shenoda