Ellen Hagan
writer, performer, and educator
About Ellen
Ellen Hagan is a writer, performer, and educator. She is the author of Reckless, Glorious, Girl and the co-author with Renée Watson of Watch Us Rise, and is the Director of the Poetry & Theatre Departments at the DreamYard Project. Told in stunning verse, her debut YA Don’t Call Me a Hurricane (July 19, 2022) is a love story for the people and places we come from, and a journey to preserve what we love most about home.
Appearances
Every time Ellen Hagan has taken the stage with House of SpeakEasy.
The Impossibility of Certainty
Belmont Preparatory High School
Ellen performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Belmont Preparatory High School in the Bronx on May 23, 2024, speaking on the theme "The Impossibility of Certainty."
A Matter of Time
Edward R. Murrow High School
Ellen performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn on October 25, 2022, speaking on the theme, "A Matter of Time".