John S. Nelson
John S. Nelson is the author of the poetry collection Bootjack and the chapbook West River. Raised in Ft. Pierre, he graduated from Black Hills State College, the University of Wyoming and the University of South Dakota. Now retired from Dakota State University, where he taught English, Nelson has published in national, regional and state publications. He edits the South Dakota State Poetry Society’s Pasque Petals.
Featured title: Bootjack
JOHN’S EVENTS:
- Friday, Sept. 20 @ 12:45 p.m. – Bootjack Poems: Pulling Off My Boots and Getting Gone – The Oscar, Multi-Use South (195A), Brookings
- Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
- Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings