The Mad Verse of J. D. Nelson

Since 2002, more than 2,500 of J. D. Nelson’s poems have appeared internationally in more than 300 print and online publications. He is the author of ten chapbooks and e-books of poetry, including *Cinderella City* (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). *in ghostly onehead* (Post-Asemic Press, 2022) is his first full-length poetry collection. Nelson’s work is influenced by the Beat writers, especially Jack Kerouac’s spontaneous prose technique, and the cut-up technique pioneered by William S. Burroughs. His writing is also influenced by Dada and Surrealism. Most of his poetry is created through the cutting up and collaging of his own freewriting. His poem, “to mask a little bird” was nominated for Best of the Net in 2021. wo of his haiku were nominated for The Haiku Foundation 2023 Touchstone Award for Individual Poems. For more information and links to his published work, visit his website, MadVerse.com. His blog of traditional and experimental haiku in English is at JDNelson.net.