Nathan Brown received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 in the fields of English and Journalism. He received a Bachelor's in Linguistics and Master's in Creative Writing from the same university.

Interspersed with his academic career, Nathan also worked as a professional musician and songwriter for years. He lived in Nashville for a while, working in the studio and touring with artists like Tom Wopat (the "dark-haired" Duke of Hazzard), Michael Johnson, Cynthia Clawson, and the fabulous guitarist/songwriter Billy Crockett, from Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Brown recently published his first book of poetry, Hobson's Choice, with Greystone Press and has already completed a second that is pending publication. He has published articles and individual poems in Christian Ethics Today, Oklahoma Gazette, The Oklahoma Observer, Baptists Today, WLT2--a student publication of World Literature Today, and Windmill. He also currently writes the poetry reviews for the Special Features page of The Sunday Oklahoman.