Tim J. Nelson (also Timothy Jos. Nelson) received his bachelor’s degree in communication from Towson University and a master’s in professional writing from Towson. In addition to his freelance writing and editing, Tim teaches college composition as an English adjunct in Maryland. A diverse writer, Tim has published both fiction and non-fiction. His homage to Kerouac, and the city of its title, "A San Fran Serious," was published by Sacramento Free Press as part of its Poems-for-All chapbook series. Other poems have appeared in Poets’ Ink, a Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society broadside, Grub Street, and the online journal, Yes, Poetry (www.yespoetry.com). His music and cultural reviews can be found online at PopMatters.com and Glide magazine, among others. Tim was an invited poet presenter to Towson University English Department's 2008 Spring Reading Series.

The Eyes are Bowls (Poems-For-All, 2007), A San Fran Serious (Poems-For-All, 2004)

Poets' Ink (The Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society, 2001)

Grub Street, Yes, Poetry, Zygote in My Coffee