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About the author
James Wicklund spent nearly 40 years in education as a teacher and administrator, largely in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Writing poetry for most of his adult life, he published his first collection of poems, Notes Found Scratched on a Bald Spot, in 2010. His second volume of poetry, Wildflowers Rising in the Boneyard, was published posthumously in 2023.
James Wicklund spent nearly 40 years in education as a teacher and administrator, largely in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Writing poetry for most of his adult life, he published his first collection of poems, Notes Found Scratched on a Bald Spot, in 2010. His second volume of poetry, Wildflowers Rising in the Boneyard, was published posthumously in 2023.