Joseph Shields was born outside Milwaukee, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later from Loyola University of Chicago. He spent two and a half years in the Peace Corps in Jamaica from 1990-1992 before relocating to Austin, Texas with his wife (also a former PC volunteer). His poems have appeared in a number of different poetry magazines, including Slipstream, Sheila-Na-Gig, Pearl, Chiron Review, among others, and he has a few of chapbooks in print (Wisconsin Daze, No Escape and Other Poems, and W9GRF and the Dance that Never Ends). In spring 1996, Joseph founded Nerve Cowboy Magazine, with a kindred spirit, Jerry Hagins, and 22 years later we are getting ready to release Issue 44. He plays in a band called The Counterfactual, along with three other social scientists (as this is what we do for day jobs). Being involved in art, poetry, and music makes the day job a bit easier to manage.
Counterfactual audio can be heard on Soundcloud or Bandcamp here:
Full set of audio on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/counterfactualatx
A subset of songs are on Bandcamp: http://counterfactual.bandcamp.com
Nerve Cowboy info at: https://www.facebook.com/Nerve-Cowboy-240567569317649/
Kevin Rabas & Dennis Etzel, Jr., Writers & Friends
Julio Montalvo Valentin, Poet-Publisher
Diane Silver: Writer & Political Activist
Jillian Armstrong, Dancer-Choreographer-Student
Taurean LaCharles, Actor, V.2017, No.2
Matt Amott, Poet-Musician-Painter-Photographer-Publisher-Wanderer
Transformational Jennie Washburn, V.2017.2
Jay Wachs, Founder & Owner of LawrenceHits.com
John Yamrus, Poet of Pennsylvania
Huascar Medina, Poet-Playwright-Actor-Singer-Artist
Raphael Maurice, poet, teacher, translator
Jessica Elise, Spoken Word Poet
Bree, Writer and Visual Artist
Jameson Bayles, Poet, Correspondent, Poetry Advocate
Ashley Loftin & Dese’Rae L. Stage: Writers, Suicide Prevention Advocates & More
Rudy Caseres, Mental Health Advocate
Harriet Lerner, clinical psychologist and author
Jenny Molberg, MO Poet & Assistant Professor
M. Scott Douglass, NC Poet-Biker-Publisher
John Grochalski, Brooklyn-Pittsburgh Poet-Novelist-Activist
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
50 Tastes Of Gray
Dear Alice | Interior Design
Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast
A Tale of Two Cities
The Story of Mankind
The Magnus Archives
The Moth