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Daniel Murlin Nester (born February 29, 1968 in Portsmouth, Virginia), known as Daniel Nester, is a writer, editor, and poet.
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Biography
Daniel Nester (born Daniel Murlin Nester) was raised in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey. His father, Michael Nester, is a truck driver and member of the Teamsters labor union from Tucson, Arizona. His mother, Patricia Little, is a secretary from Maple Shade, New Jersey.
He attended Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and entered Rutgers University's Camden Campus, or Rutgers-Camden. He is currently am Assistant Professor of English at The College of Saint Rose,[1] in Albany, New York, where he also curates the popular Frequency North reading series.[2]
Non-fiction
Nester is the author of two books about the musical group Queen, and his obsession with them: God Save My Queen: A Tribute[3] and God Save My Queen II: The Show Must Go On.[4] His other nonfiction work has appeared in numerous anthologies on gaming, poetry, and rock and roll.
Poetry
His first book of poetry is The History of My World Tonight.[5] His poetry has appeared in jubilat, Crazyhorse, Open City, Slope, Spoon River Poetry Review, Best American Poetry 2003, Poets & Writers, Time Out New York, and Bookslut.
Editing and Publishing
Nester published and edited the now-defunct online journal Unpleasant Event Schedule, and served as Assistant Web Editor for Sestinas for McSweeney’s.[6] In the past he has edited for La Petite Zine, Ducky and Painted Bride Quarterly. He also served as editor and wrote the foreword to Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam Movement."[7]
Selected bibliography
Articles
Interviews
Book Reviews
References
- ^ http://www.strose.edu/Academic_Programs/School_of_Arts_and_Humanities/English/english_ug.asp College of St. Rose's English Department website
- ^ http://www.strose.edu/Visitors/frequencynorth/frequencynorth.asp Frequency North website
- ^ Nester, Daniel. (2003). God Save My Queen: A Tribute. Soft Skull Press, 140. ISBN 978-1887128278.
- ^ Nester, Daniel. (2004). God Save My Queen II: The Show Must Go On. Soft Skull Press, 140. ISBN 978-1932360516.
- ^ Nester, Daniel. (2006). The History of My World Tonight. BlazeVOX Books, 140. ISBN 978-1934289020.
- ^ Nester, Daniel. "Confessions of a Sestinas Editor." Poets & Writers. January/February 2005. Retrieved on 2009-03-17.
- ^ Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam. New York City: Soft Skull Press, 288. ISBN 1-933-36882-9.
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Categories:- American poets
- American magazine editors
- Writers from New Jersey
- Writers from New York
- People from Burlington County, New Jersey
- Living people
- 1968 births
- Rutgers University alumni
- New York University alumni
- The College of Saint Rose
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