Nancy Ellis Taylor

Of Sleep and Dreams and Random Things

Don’t waste
the whole night
sailing ships
from an alien age

There is a bolt
and a bit of wire
right in your kitchen drawer
that just might save the world

Nancy Ellis Taylor is an L.A.‐based writer who gives readings locally several times a year. She is active with the Southland Poets of the Fantastic (science fiction, horror, and fantasy) and Poets on Site (a group giving poetry performances focusing on art in galleries and museums). Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, and she has just been nominated for a Dwarf Star award.