Richard Nester

Richard Nester is a poet who grew up in rural southwestern Virginia and has lived and worked on both coasts. His poems and essays have appeared in journals such as Ploughshares, Callaloo, Tikkun, and the Catholic Agitator. He taught at the University of California, Irvine, for 32 years. His debut collection, Buffalo Laughter, came out from Alabaster Leaves Publishing in 2014.