“Phillip doesn’t know this, but I keep his poems in a file folder so I can read them again and again. His poetry has been a light in times of darkness, an inspiration in times of glumness, a delight in times of great mopery. I return to them often because Phillip has a unique and deceptively effortless way of transferring his emotions to the page and shaping them into stanzas that are beautiful, compelling, and at times utterly hilarious. His humor is wicked and full-throated, his ability to capture fantastic horror or sublime wonder unparalleled. Frankly, I’m jealous of his talent.”
–Aaron Davis, friend and blogger at Electronic Cerebrectomy
“I have long been impressed by Ellis’ technical mastery and lyrical ear. He approaches his writing, not as some emotional depository, but as a craft to be studied and honed.”
–Justin Lowe, editor of Bluepepper
“The quality of Phillip’s poetry, whose weird imagination and fantastic vistas are as rich as a fine wine, is to be both commended and applauded. Not only is he a fine poet, his analysis of authors and poets in the genre of weird fiction are some of the most perceptive and thoughtful contributions to literary criticism of this genre. His work on bibliographies, concordances and indexes mirror this passion and devotion.”
–-Benjamin Szumskyj, friend and colleague, pastor at the Western Australia Home Church
