poet | teacher | artist
community-engaged
cultural studies scholar

Multimedia
& Public Humanities

Maine Humanities Council
The 2022 Big Question: “What If . . . ?”

Lead Presenter and Panelist:

“The Power and Potential of Asking ‘What If . . . ?"‘“

“What If There Were No Gender? Fundamentals”

“What If There Were No Gender? Reimagining What We Know”

“What If . . . ?” Imagination Sessions

What if...? Imagination Session Part 1

What if...? Imagination Session Part 3

What if...? Imagination Session Closing

Poetry

“grandfather: a dialect of water‘“

“pale stones: a triptych“

“Diana and the face of the moon”

About
Poetry | Writing | Teaching

Poets Ian-Khara Ellasante and TC Tolbert discuss the upcoming Trans and Genderqueer Poetry Symposium with artist Elizabeth Burden on “AZ Illustrated: Arts.” May 2013

“Beyond the Page: Writing that Dares” with writers Ian-Khara Ellasante, Jenn Shapland, and Elissa Washuta | Facilitated by Samaa Abdurraqib and Morgan Talty | June 2021

“Speedway & Swan: Episode 5”
Host Brian Blanchfield and poet Ian-Khara Ellasante with poetry by Lucille Clifton, Gloria Anzaldúa, Sherwin Bitsui, Natalie Diaz, Audre Lorde, and more | July 2015

“Buen Camino”
Bates Multifaith Chaplaincy podcast | Ian-Khara Ellasante interviewed by Multifaith Fellows, Serena Sen and Ben Schmandt | December 2021