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Ellis G. Brimstone (7 June 1974-) is an African-American poet. He has been writing poerty since 1985.

Brimstone was born in Long Beach, California to estranged father Robert Pratt an aspiring disc jockey and mother Barbara Newell a registered nurse. His parents were never married and their relationship ended before Brimstone was born. Although born on the West coast, Brimstone was conceived in the historically civil rights rich town of Albany, Georgia. He only spent some summers as a young boy back in the South reuniting with family.

Raised solely by his mother over 3000 miles away from any family, Ellis took to the West coast lifesttyle and as he got older his southen roots became a distant memory. It was not until he was 21 years old when he applied to attend Albany State University that he reunited and reconnected with the South.

Brimstone wrote poetry from a young age and the university setting allowed him to diaplay his work. He excelled in areas where writing was the focus. Upon completion of his academic years Brimstone traveled back to California to care for his mother who had fallen ill.