David Brooks Ellis is an emerging and compelling poet, holistic spiritual mentor, speaker, and former NFL football player. His work can be found in The Sport Scribe and Half & One, and forthcoming in Serotonin, Soup Can Magazine, and Skyfreight. He speaks on the topics of Self-Love, Putting Yourself First, and Courage as a Superpower.

He holds an MS from Georgetown University in Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, and BA from the University of Arkansas. Ellis was born in Dallas, TX, grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

You can follow him on Instagram @brooksellis51, X (Twitter) @ellis_davidb or on his Substack at davidbrooksellis.substack.com.