J. D. Nelson

Poet

Boulder, CO
Colorado US
Email: 
madverse@gmail.com
Website: 
MadVerse.com
Twitter/X: 
@madverse

Author's Bio

Since 2002, more than 2,500 of Nelson’s poems have appeared internationally in more than 300 print and online publications.

He is the author of ten print chapbooks and e-books of poetry, including Cinderella City (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012).

His first full-length collection is in ghostly onehead (Post-Asemic Press, 2022).

His poem, “to mask a little bird” was nominated for Best of the Net in 2021.

Nelson’s work is influenced by the Beat writers, especially the cut-up technique pioneered by William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac’s spontaneous prose technique. Most of his poetry is created through the cutting up and collaging of his own freewriting. His writing is also influenced by Dada and Surrealism.

Visit http://MadVerse.com for more information and links to his published work.

His haiku blog is at http://JDNelson.net.

Nelson lives in Colorado, USA.

in ghostly onehead: http://www.madverse.com/p/im-ghostly-one...

Books & E-books: http://www.madverse.com/p/books.html

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/madverse

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/madverse

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madverse.bsky.s...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/owlnoise

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/madverse

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jdnelson

Sound Art: http://OwlNoise.com

Experimental Spoken Word: https://post-asemicpress.bandcamp.com/al...

https://linktr.ee/jdnelson

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
San Gabriel Valley Poetry Calendar 2007 (Palabra Press, 2007)
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The Boy's No Good (Cat Scan Press, 2007)
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A Common Spring Vol. 2 (A Common Spring, 2006)
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Anthology 6 (Green Panda Press, 2006)
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Pussy Lickin' Good (Ebullience Press, 2006)
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San Gabriel Valley Poetry Calendar 2006 (Palabra Press, 2006)
,
Megaera Anthology Volume 1 (Megaera, 2005)
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San Gabriel Valley Poetry Calendar 2005 (Palabra Press, 2005)
,
Best of The Dream People Poets (Dream People, 2003)
,
The Golden Wings (Cyberwit.net, 2002)
Chapbooks:
Cinderella City (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012)
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Piso Mojado (Argotist Ebooks, 2012)
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On the Toad (The Red Ceilings Press, 2011)
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Noise Difficulty Flower (Argotist Ebooks, 2010)
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The Frankendelphia Experiment (Tainted Coffee Press, 2010)
Journals:
99 Burning
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A Hundred Gourds
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abcdefz.com
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AHA! Poetry
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AntiMuse
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applevalleyreview.com
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ArtCandy
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asinine poetry
,
Asphodel Madness
,
Barfing Frog Press
,
Beside the White Chickens
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Blue Mag
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Blue Murder Poetry
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Bohème Magazine
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Bolts Of Silk
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Bones
,
Boston Literary Magazine
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Calliope Nerve
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Canopic Jar
,
Censored Poets
,
Cherry Bleeds
,
Children Churches & Daddies
,
Clutching at Straws
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Conceit Magazine
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Connotation Press
,
Counterexample Poetics
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Coupremine
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Cyanide
,
DADA Yow!
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Dada, Surrealism & Absurdism
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Decomp
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Defenestration
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Dispatch
,
ditch,
,
Dr. Madd Vibes
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dripping ink
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DyingWriters.com
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EOTU
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Eratio Poetry Journal
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Fluid Ink Press
,
Get Underground
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Good Liar
,
Gutter Eloquence
,
Haggard & Halloo
,
Halfway Down the Stairs
,
Halving a Baby
,
Hiss Quarterly
,
hutt
,
Idiot's Manifesto
,
In Between Hangovers
,
Instant Pussy
,
Switchback
,
Joey & the Black Boots
,
ken*again
,
Letter X Magazine
,
LIt Chaos - Print Edition
,
Literary Chaos
,
Literary Vision Magazine
,
Lost Owl Poetry Ezine
,
Lunatic Chameleon
,
Mad Hatters' Review
,
Mad Swirl
,
Main Channel Voices
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Maintenant
,
Meeting of the Minds Journal
,
Megaera
,
Merge
,
Mindfire Renewed
,
Misanthropists Anonymous
,
Monday Night
,
Moria
,
Moss Trill
,
My Favorite Bullet
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nostress
,
O Sweet Flowery Roses
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Otoliths
,
Paradox Poetry
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Pfft!
,
Pig Iron Malt
,
Plain Brown Wrapper
,
Presence
,
Prose Toad
,
quarter after
,
Red Fez
,
Remark
,
Revolution
,
San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly
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Scissor Socket Shocker Zine
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Scorched Earth Publishing
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Sein und Werden
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Shadow Poetry
,
sidereality
,
slon
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Snow Monkey
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Spent Angel Press
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Spent Meat
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Starfish Poetry
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Strange Road
,
SubtleTea
,
Synapse
,
systemBitch
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Teekup Zine
,
Ten Thousand Monkeys
,
The Beatnik
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The Centrifugal Eye
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The Cerebral Catalyst
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The Dream People
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The Flask Review
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The Indite Circle
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The Mastodon Dentist
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the muse apprentice guild
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The Onion Union
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The Orange Room Review
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The Persistent Mirage
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The Poetic Table of the Elements
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The Quirk
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The ShadowShow
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The Shantytown Anomaly
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The Sidewalk's End
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The Swamp
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The Tamafhyr Mountain Poetry Irregular
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The Unholy Biscuit
,
Thick With Conviction
,
thieves jargon
,
tin lustre mobile
,
tinywords
,
Toasted Cheese
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Triptych Haiku
,
Underground Literary Adventures
,
Underground Window
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Unlikely Stories
,
Vacancy
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Venereal Kittens
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VOiCE
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Void Magazine
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Voltaire's Inkwell
,
Ward 6 Review
,
Whistling Shade
,
why vandalism?
,
Wire Sandwich
,
Word Riot
,
Zygote in My Coffee
,
Zygote in My Coffee Print Edition

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Tristan Tzara, Hugo Ball, Gary Snyder, Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa, Yosa Buson, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

More Information

Gives readings: 
No
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Celtic American, English American, French, Irish American, Polish American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Trenton, NJ
New Jersey
Raised in: 
Boulder, CO
Colorado
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Last update: Oct 12, 2023