Welcome! To see a sampling of Ellen’s work, hover over the Showcase in the menu bar to navigate to Poetry, Essays, Books, and Publications. There are several videos & interviews below.
Poetry collection from Madville Publishing:
January 28th, 2026, Muse’s Mic with SpoFest’s James Bryant & Rick Christiansen:
November 2025 Featured Reading (from Incidental Pollen) with Poetry Near & Afar:
Curation in SWWIM Everyday 5/22/23:
Ellen Austin-Li facilitated a contemplative workshop with Mindful Poetry Moments at The Well on Jan. 17th, featuring Sara Freligh’s poem, “Wondrous.” The YouTube recording is here: The Well: Mindful Poetry Moments. **Sara Freligh came and read her poem!**
Listen to Ellen read from Lockdown: Scenes from Early in the Pandemic:
Go to the Books area for information on how to order Lockdown: Scenes from Early in the Pandemic or Firefly.
Listen as Ellen reads seven of her published bee poems on Deep Overstock‘s podcast, July episodes 1, 3, & 5: https://deepoverstock.com/deep-overstock-fiction-podcast/
Listen to Ellen Austin-Li’s NPR interview about Firefly here: https://www.wvxu.org/post/national-poetry-month-meet-local-poet-ellen-austin-li#stream/0
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