Steven Nightingale
Steven Nightingale is an author of books of poetry, novels, and essays. Personal life. Steven Nightingale was born in Reno, Nevada. He later studied literature, religion, and computer science at Stanford University. He and his family (including his wife Lucy and their daughter Gabriella) moved to Granada, Spain in 2001, after buying a home in the Albayzín, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Writing. Nightingale is the author of two novels, six books of sonnets, and a book about the city of Granada, Spain. His poetry has been included in many anthologies, and he has taught  poetry in more than fifty schools and universities. His poetry was first published in 1983, in Coevolution Quarterly. His first novel, "The Lost Coast", and its sequel, "The Thirteenth Daughter of the Moon", followed. His six books of poetry begin with the limited edition "Cartwheels", followed by "Planetary Tambourine", and four more collections of ninety-nine sonnets each. In 2015, he released "Granada: A Pomegranate in the Hand of God". The book describes the move of the author and his family to the city of Granada, Spain, and goes on to address the history of gardens and of the Albayzín , the extraordinary history of Al-Andalus, the sacred geometry in Islamic tile work, the work of the Sufis, the history of flamenco, and the life and poetry of Federico García Lorca. Past years. Sonnets and Blues: an appearance with blues impresario Al Blake. The Churchill Arts Council. West Coast Live, A National Public Radio Show: three appearances for the novels and for poetry jams. “Reflections on the Human Spirit: An evening of words and music.” At the First United Methodist Church. “Magical Realism in the Great Basin.” A benefit for the Friends of the University Library. The Great Basin Book  Festival, seven readings over various years. For Thirteen Daughter of the Moon: In addition to television appearances and radio interviews, Presentations in Nevada at the Brewery Arts Center, Barnes and Noble, Sundance Books, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In California, presentations at A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books in San Francisco, Printer’s Ink in Palo Alto, Barnes and Noble in Berkeley, and Elliot Bay Books in Seattle. For The Lost Coast: Presentations in Nevada Sundance Books, the University of Nevada, Reno, and Great Basin Books, in addition to television and radio interviews. Presentations in California at  Keplers Books in Menlo Park, Black Oak Books at Berkeley, Book Soup Bistro in Los Angeles, and A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books in Larkspur and San Francisco. Also presentations at Eliot Bay Books in Seattle, Barnes and Noble in Tacoma and New York City, and the Tattered Cover in Denver.