The author is ninety years old and started writing poetry in 2012 after a successful careeer
as a professor of international plant pathology at the University of Illinois and several years as a do...view moreThe author is ninety years old and started writing poetry in 2012 after a successful careeer
as a professor of international plant pathology at the University of Illinois and several years as a docent for the Krannert Art Museum and Spurlock Culture Museum. He has traveled to over forty countries professionally. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin followed by twelve years at Louisiana State University. He has published a memoir,
“ My Name Is James ” , written during the same period as the poetry.
He taught, conducted research and counseled graduate students for over thirty-five years, He has over 500 professional publications to his credit. This book represents his first attempt to write poetry.view less