ELLE HANNAH was born in Miami, Florida, and has lived in
Colorado for more than 15 years. She has been slamming since age 13. In 2006,
she was on the Minor Disturbance Denver Youth Slam Team, and in 2008 was a
member of the Mercury Cafe Denver Slam Team, the first Denver Poet to do so.
She is currently a Junior at Metro State College in Denver studying music.
Elle is a travel junkie, having been to Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Thailand,
Cambodia, Laos, and Japan. Her first chapbook will be released soon.
Watch Paul’s answers to the top 3 writing questions sent in by the Borders Open-Door Poetry Community Watch
Poetry Contest with Billy Collins
2nd Borders Open-Door Poetry Contest Judge Billy Collins Reads the Winning Poems Watch
Gather & Write with Anthony Tedesco
Welcome to the world’s first glimpse at 3 new poems by 3 top poets: Billy Collins, Patricia Smith and Franz Wright. It’s: Episode 4 of Borders Open-Door Poetry. Less a sneak peek and more a premonition, a presaging of auspicious poetry en route. All are graciously due out in forthcoming books, including two books already available for precursory doting. Also available for doting: You. The writer. The writer in you. It doesn’t take a soothsayer to say: You’ll feel anew after even just a one-minute freewrite...at opendoorpoetry.gather.com.
