Ellen Rowland

Poet

Author's Bio

Ellen Rowland is a writer and editor who leads small, generative poetry workshops on craft and form. She is the author of two collections of haiku: Light, Come Gather Me and Blue Seasons, and most recently The Echo of Silence/L’écho du Silence, a bi-lingual book of haiku and tanka. Her full-length poetry collection, No Small Thing, was published by Fernwood Press in 2023. You can find her writing in places like One Art Poetry, Sheila-Na-Gig, Braided Way, Humana Obscura, and several anthologies, including “The Path to Kindness” and “The Wonder of Small Things” edited by James Crews. Her collection of after poems, In Search of Lost Birds was released by Kelsay Books in 2026. She lives off the grid on a small farm in Greece. 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Facing Goodbye (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2024)
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The Wonder of Small Things (Storey Publishing, 2023)
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To Live Here: A Haiku Anthology (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2023)
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The Path to Kindness (Storey Publishing, 2022)
Books:
In Search of Lost Birds (Kelsay Books, 2026)
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No Small Thing (Fernwood Press, 2023)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, French
Born in: 
Richmond, VA
Virginia
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Last update: May 07, 2026