Ella Jaz Kirk (1999-2014) was a talented writer, musician, and lover of wild places, as well as a vocal activist for keeping the Gila River in New Mexico flowing free.

 

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“I was meant to help the planet. That’s what I was put on Earth to do. I was made a writer by God or someone to help the planet. I don’t know how yet but somehow, through my writing it will be done.”

– Ella Jaz Kirk, 1-11-2010

Skylar Says

Skylar Says

Skylar says that all light is the same But color is light and colors are different waves. So why can’t What we consider non colored light be different? What about the clear light on cold day days when the sky is electric blue and the grass stand on end as if by static? And then… Read more

Letters from Europe-August 21-Paris!

Letters from Europe-August 21-Paris!

From: EJ kirk <ejazwolf@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:34 PM Subject: We’re in Paris!!!!! Hello everyone! We are in Europe. Yesterday our plane docked in the enchanting city of Paris. From the plane I saw the Eiffel tower, tiny as a Monopoly token. From the airport we took the train to one of the central… Read more

Gods

Gods

If we all stopped praying to gods we don’t believe in, If we all stopped saying “that’s not me”, that’s not me who fights your wars, that’s not me who picks your food, who cleans your house, who hides behind the yellow lettering working the cash register, nickels clicking through my fingers. Yes, if we… Read more

“Deck of Cards ” (new release!)  ella jaz kirk

“Deck of Cards ” (new release!) ella jaz kirk

Filmed at A-Space Gallery in Silver City, NM in 2012, this is the only recording of the song,”Deck of Cards”, composed and performed by Ella Jaz Kirk.  Filmed at the A-Space Gallery in Silver City, NM on a hand held camera, the footage is shadowed and shaky with a babies voice calling out ella’s name… Read more

I Prayed to the Raven

I Prayed to the Raven

Suddenly one appeared, and then gradually, many ravens gathered in the sky. Over my head and over the field. They swooped majestically and cawed.  They flew in an unorganized but harmonious bunch, moving slowly toward the neighbor’s house–  toward the direction of the first split in the fence. They seemed to be beckoning to me.… Read more

Imagine a World

Imagine a World

We can’t imagine a world where we don’t measure ourselves by how fast we can climb to the top or how much we can gain.  We say, “Human is the way to act”..”Love they brother .. “Act like a human.”  But yet, we give away another’s fate without the blink of an eye. We think,… Read more

Nothing’s Changed

Nothing’s Changed

I woke up and looked around, I saw that you were still in town. I thought I’d never be the same, but how wrong was I? Nothing’s changed. So its still a small world, full of evil and of good. If I have any say, its gonna be okay. I stood up and gazed about,… Read more