John A. Nieves has poems forthcoming or recently published in journals such as: Beloit Poetry Journal, Crazyhorse, Southern Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, New York Quarterly, Ninth Letter and Cincinnati Review. He won the 2011 Indiana Review Poetry Prize and is a 2012 Pushcart Prize nominee. His work has also appeared on Verse Daily. He received his MA from the University of South Florida in 2006 and his PhD from the University of Missouri in 2012.