Daniel Nester

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Daniel Nester
Born (1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 (age 58)
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
OccupationWriter
Alma materRutgers University-Camden
GenreFiction, non-fiction, poetry

Daniel Murlin Nester (born February 29, 1968, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American writer, editor, and poet.

Biography

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Nester was raised in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey.[1] He attended high school at Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and college at Rutgers University-Camden. He was an assistant professor of English at The College of Saint Rose,[2] in Albany, New York, where he also curated the popular Frequency North reading series.[3]

Non-fiction

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Nester is the author of two books about the musical group Queen, and his obsession with them: God Save My Queen: A Tribute[4] and God Save My Queen II: The Show Must Go On.[5] His other nonfiction work has appeared in numerous anthologies on gaming, poetry, and rock and roll.

Poetry

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His first book of poetry is The History of My World Tonight.[6] 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

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Nester published and edited the now-defunct online journal Unpleasant Event Schedule,[7] and served as Assistant Web Editor for Sestinas[8] for McSweeney’s.[9] 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.[10]

References

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  5. ^ Nester, Daniel. (2004). God Save My Queen II: The Show Must Go On. Soft Skull Press, 140. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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  9. ^ Nester, Daniel. "Confessions of a Sestinas Editor." Poets & Writers. January/February 2005. Retrieved on 2009-03-17.
  10. ^ 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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