Greg Nelson

Greg Nelson is a depression survivor. A few years ago, after a brief hiatus of twenty-six years, he resumed submitting. (As John Lennon says, "Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.") Before the interlude, his poems appeared in Phoebe, Poet Lore, the minnesota review, Artemis and elsewhere. Publications since include Atlanta Review, The Letter Review (Winner of The Letter Review Prize for Poetry), HeartWood Literary Magazine, Here: a poetry journal, and Humana Obscura. Nelson received an MFA from George Mason University. His chapbook Solo Duet is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

“Dear Reader,” “My Sorrow Sang To Me,” and “When Nothing Happens”

By way of the stars,
on the tightrope between the worlds,
the grace of the human form, risen from the sea
into the seer in the seen, kin to all life
across the pale blue dot, to live
in accord with our vision…
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