Kathleen Nelson

Family: Wife, Kathleen Nelson, and cat, Groucho.

Education: Bachelor of arts in English and a master's degree in education from the University of Miami in Florida; master of arts degree in creative writing from California State University, Northridge; and doctorate in education from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Employment: He is an English professor at Bloomsburg University.He has also taught at Pasadena City College in California; California State University, Northridge; and Woodbury University, Burbank, Calif.He is also a jazz musician, focusing on drums.

Writing projects: Award-winning poet, writer and jazz journalist.