Jim Whelden earned his M.A. in Creative Writing from Boston University. He is a World War II Army veteran and former President of the Delaware Valley Poets. His poetry has been honored with the Byron I. Reece Award, First Prize 1999 (Georgia State Poetry Society) and the Whiskey Island Prize, 3rd place 1999 (Cleveland State University). He lives in Whiting, New Jersey with his wife Bea. (2000)
