Dustin Nightingale's poetry has appeared in various journals including Margie, Portland Review, barnwood press and Cimarron Review. His book manuscript has been a finalist for various contests, including The National Poetry Series. Nightingale is currently an MFA student in Indiana University's Creative Writing Program.
Nightingale opens this episode of The Poets Weave with a quote by Ed Sullivan: "Tell me Connie, is your mother still dead?"
More of his "verbal utterances" can be heard on the MySpace page Dustin Nightingale and the Crusaders.