Featured in the New York Times for his haiku poetry that he paints on driftwood and first poetry book Beach in City Island, David Ellis has been
working in Harlem as a teacher for almost two decades. David fell in love with Harlem the moment he entered. "I feel the souls of those that were here before I was born, especially when I walk down Lenox Avenue." Most of the poems written in this poetry book are on display at many restaurants and cafes in Harlem, hand painted on canvas and written in frames.