Josh Nicolaisen holds a BA in English from Plymouth State University and an MFA in Poetry from the low-residency program at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is an adjunct writing professor at Plymouth State University and a former high school teacher. He organizes and officiates snowboard and freeski events, coaches snowboarding at Holderness School, and is the owner of Old Man Gardening LLC. Josh lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Sara, and their daughters, Grace and Azalea.  Josh has been awarded fellowships/residencies, scholarships from Bread Loaf Environmental Writer's Conference, Hewnoaks, and Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. His poems have appeared in the following journals and anthologies: