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More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech
From the author of Reviews by Cat Ellington comes a gracefully adorned compilation of eccentric beauty and elegant prose flowing with milky fluidity and honey-sweet intellectuality.
Presenting More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech: The Poetry of Cat Ellington, a mystifying collection of poetic productions that glide over multiple genres and wrap themselves around a variety of topics, including racism in America, spiritual warfare, same-sex relationships, delusional disorder, social networking, societal corruption, revenge, oppression, envy, hardship, victory, and much more.
Preceded by eloquent synopses to set the tone, and succeeded by razor-sharp commentaries that will slice through the main arteries of the reader’s psyche, each poem was skillfully authored by the one and only Cat Ellington in her outstanding style of effortless ingenuity, although many in the collection do not suffer the easily offended gladly.
Included in this fascinating compilation are none other than "A Declaration of Independence," "Enemy-Centered," "iWonderment," "The Windows Have Eyes," "I Call the Wind Mariah Carey," "And Now A Word From Chicago’s South Side," "Inspired by Imitation of Life," "The Golden Goose," "Mother Chicago," "This Womanhood," "Operation imPlantation," "The Falsifier," "The Black Girl," and a great deal more.
Decorated with Watercolors by Ateli, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech: The Poetry of Cat Ellington is a deep, powerful, cutthroat, unsparing, and spirited well of truth that will leave a lasting imprint on the reader long after the final page is turned: for the effort is representative of what has come to be expected of its distinctive authorship where it pertains to the written word.
Poetry by Cat Ellington. Unconventional beauty.
Presenting More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech: The Poetry of Cat Ellington, a mystifying collection of poetic productions that glide over multiple genres and wrap themselves around a variety of topics, including racism in America, spiritual warfare, same-sex relationships, delusional disorder, social networking, societal corruption, revenge, oppression, envy, hardship, victory, and much more.
Preceded by eloquent synopses to set the tone, and succeeded by razor-sharp commentaries that will slice through the main arteries of the reader’s psyche, each poem was skillfully authored by the one and only Cat Ellington in her outstanding style of effortless ingenuity, although many in the collection do not suffer the easily offended gladly.
Included in this fascinating compilation are none other than "A Declaration of Independence," "Enemy-Centered," "iWonderment," "The Windows Have Eyes," "I Call the Wind Mariah Carey," "And Now A Word From Chicago’s South Side," "Inspired by Imitation of Life," "The Golden Goose," "Mother Chicago," "This Womanhood," "Operation imPlantation," "The Falsifier," "The Black Girl," and a great deal more.
Decorated with Watercolors by Ateli, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech: The Poetry of Cat Ellington is a deep, powerful, cutthroat, unsparing, and spirited well of truth that will leave a lasting imprint on the reader long after the final page is turned: for the effort is representative of what has come to be expected of its distinctive authorship where it pertains to the written word.
Poetry by Cat Ellington. Unconventional beauty.
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Published November 1, 2020
About the author
Cat Ellington
32 books19 followersAmerican multidisciplinary artist and citizen scientist Cat Ellington (b. Kimberly Monique Hart to parents Linda Hart and entrepreneur Ezell Ellington-Jenkins on November 28, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, but then nicknamed "Cat" by one of her educators in 1980 before later adopting and adding her father's surname to provide the moniker with a more syllabic flair) is widely known for her extensive work in entertainment, literature, and open science, where her creative and empirical prolificacy spans music, film, literature research, book authorship, and environmental field studies.
Ellington's published bibliography features works such as the Reviews by Cat Ellington series, The Making of Dual Mania, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech, Memoirs in Gogyohka, You Can Quote Me On That, and The Cat Ellington Sheet Music Collection, among many others.
Her film and music credits include serving as executive casting director for the multi-award-winning psychological thriller "Dual Mania" and its soundtrack, featuring five original songs penned by Ellington ("The Book of Us," "I'm Still in Love," "Something in Your Eyes," "Gett Out," and "I Do"), alongside her co-composed instrumental compilation Instrumentals: Music from the Motion Picture Dual Mania.
As an independent researcher and citizen scientist, Cat Ellington has spent over 12 years conducting rigorous empirical field research across botany, horticulture, and marine conservation. Her extensive scientific footprint is preserved as a comprehensive, 33-part open-access data portfolio—consisting of 32 distinct individual datasets, including her recent technical ecological study on the ammophilic architectural mechanics of American beachgrass, and culminating in her master aggregate compendium. Fully indexed across global semantic networks via Crossref and DataCite, her scientific legacy is permanently cataloged across her verified ORCID iD on elite research databases, including Zenodo, Figshare, OpenAIRE, BASE, Dimensions, and GitHub. Reflecting her deep commitment to community advocacy and environmental stewardship, she remains active in foundational citizen science registries, holding memberships with the National Gardening Association, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), SciStarter, and the Zooniverse research network.
Cat enjoys reading, listening to music, cooking, collecting charm bracelets, sailing, jet-skiing, playing tennis, watching Lifetime and LMN movies, and eating frozen yogurt—lots of it, indeed. Along with her husband, famous filmmaker and screenwriter Joseph Strickland, their three children, Nathaniel, Nairobi, and fellow author Naras Kimono, and a pet Pomeranian named Aspen, Cat Ellington divides her time among Chicago, Maplewood, and her summer residence in Chatham, which she has incorporated into her home life since 2025.
Ellington's published bibliography features works such as the Reviews by Cat Ellington series, The Making of Dual Mania, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech, Memoirs in Gogyohka, You Can Quote Me On That, and The Cat Ellington Sheet Music Collection, among many others.
Her film and music credits include serving as executive casting director for the multi-award-winning psychological thriller "Dual Mania" and its soundtrack, featuring five original songs penned by Ellington ("The Book of Us," "I'm Still in Love," "Something in Your Eyes," "Gett Out," and "I Do"), alongside her co-composed instrumental compilation Instrumentals: Music from the Motion Picture Dual Mania.
As an independent researcher and citizen scientist, Cat Ellington has spent over 12 years conducting rigorous empirical field research across botany, horticulture, and marine conservation. Her extensive scientific footprint is preserved as a comprehensive, 33-part open-access data portfolio—consisting of 32 distinct individual datasets, including her recent technical ecological study on the ammophilic architectural mechanics of American beachgrass, and culminating in her master aggregate compendium. Fully indexed across global semantic networks via Crossref and DataCite, her scientific legacy is permanently cataloged across her verified ORCID iD on elite research databases, including Zenodo, Figshare, OpenAIRE, BASE, Dimensions, and GitHub. Reflecting her deep commitment to community advocacy and environmental stewardship, she remains active in foundational citizen science registries, holding memberships with the National Gardening Association, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), SciStarter, and the Zooniverse research network.
Cat enjoys reading, listening to music, cooking, collecting charm bracelets, sailing, jet-skiing, playing tennis, watching Lifetime and LMN movies, and eating frozen yogurt—lots of it, indeed. Along with her husband, famous filmmaker and screenwriter Joseph Strickland, their three children, Nathaniel, Nairobi, and fellow author Naras Kimono, and a pet Pomeranian named Aspen, Cat Ellington divides her time among Chicago, Maplewood, and her summer residence in Chatham, which she has incorporated into her home life since 2025.
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September 14, 2019
I love poetry. And this poetic work has a powerful message of truth. Dieu Merci! Tres bien, la chatte!
August 11, 2025
Extraordinary poetry. Emotional. moving and ethereal. I am astounded by this type of poetry and hope to read more of its kind from the author in the future.
January 11, 2024
Very well thought out.
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