John Whalen was born in Detroit, Michigan and lives now in Spokane, Washington where he works in cybersecurity. In 2021 he received two nominations for the Pushcart Prize. His books include Caliban and Above the Pear Trees, the winner of the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. His poems can be found in The Hollins Critic, EPOCH, VQR, and most recently in Terrain and 2River.

Other poems by John Whalen in Verse Daily:
January 14, 2008:   "New Girl" "If you meet a beautiful woman for the first time..."
December 21, 2005:   "Fiber Optics" " I am the president of everything you see...."

Books by John Whalen:

Other poems on the web by John Whalen:
Two poems
Looking for a Friend in a Crowd of Arriving Passengers: A Sonnet"
"Love Poem for Lucy #222"

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