About the Author
James B. Nicola’s poems have appeared in the Antioch, Southwest Review, Atlanta Review, Rattle, and seven times in Lowestoft Chronicle. His four poetry collections are Manhattan Plaza (2014), Stage to Page (2016), Wind in the Cave (2017), and Out of Nothing: Poems of Art and Artists (2018). James’s nonfiction book, Playing the Audience, won a Choice award. His poetry has received a Dana Literary Award, two Willow Review awards, a People’s Choice award from Storyteller, and six Pushcart Prize nominations (from Lowestoft Chronicle, Ovunque Siamo, Shot Glass Journal, Parody, and twice from Trinacria) for which he feels both stunned and grateful. sites.google.com/site/jamesbnicola.