MANLY E. HOGG was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in the Bronx, relocating to Columbia, S.C. at age 10. He is a 21-year Navy veteran who fought in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf...view moreMANLY E. HOGG was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in the Bronx, relocating to Columbia, S.C. at age 10. He is a 21-year Navy veteran who fought in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War. This is his first book, and he is working on a book of poems to be published in summer 2020.view less