Josh Nicolaisen

A photo of Josh Nicolaisen with icicles in their beard.

Josh Nicolaisen lives in New Hampshire and teaches writing at Plymouth State University. He holds an MFA from Randolph College and is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and a recipient of the Denny C. Plattner Award in Poetry. He has been awarded grants, residencies, and fellowships from Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference, Hewnoaks, and Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. His work appears in Colorado Review, Hunger Mountain Review, Permafrost, Appalachian Review, Four Way Review, Bellingham Review, and elsewhere.

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Golden Shovel for Sanctification

Josh Nicolaisen  | 
Issue 75.2 Spring 2026

Isn’t this the home that most matters? The one with /
a heart inside.