2 Quotes & Sayings By John Kirk Nelson
John Kirk Nelson was born in Sandusky, Ohio. He spent his childhood in the small town of Bowling Green, where he graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1941. While in high school, he worked part-time at a local newspaper and sold newspapers during his free time. In 1947 he enrolled at Bowling Green State University on a full scholarship
He earned a bachelor's degree in English and in 1949 received a master's degree from Ohio State University. Mr. Nelson was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Delta Phi while at Ohio State.
In 1961 Mr. Nelson undertook graduate studies at the University of Iowa, finishing his M.A. in English literature in 1963 with a thesis on the poetry of Robert Browning.
In 1966 he accepted a teaching position at Kent State University, where he taught until 1969 when he became director of the University Press of Ohio's American Literature Program.