nick johnson was born near the brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and raised by his single mother in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, who died when he was in his early teens, has become a consistent presence and voice in his work, along with themes of otherness, and alienation.
johnson received his BA in English from Morgan State University and his MFA in Creative Writing from the California College of the Arts, and now lives and works in the Bay Area.
His poems have been featured on KPFA's Rude Awakening, and have appeared in The Cincinnati Review, Black Renaissance Noire, Brilliant Corners, Red Light Lit, Metazen, Samizdat, and the anthology Conversations at the Wartime Café A Decade of War. He is the editor of Ouroboros, an anthology of art and literature.
When he's not writing poems he enjoys telling long-winded stories, Instagraming, making spicy curries, and drinking whiskey; typically in that order, but not always.
