Michael BaldwinMichael Baldwin was born and reared in Texas where he formed an enduring love of nature and developed it through studying science, particularly astronomy. He is retired from a career as a library administrator and professor of American government. Badwin has published several books of different genres - short story collections, science fiction, a mystery thriller novel, poetry, and a children's book. Baldwin won the Violet Newton Poetry Prize in 2000, the Eakin Poetry Manuscript award in 2011, and the Morris Memorial Chapbook Award in 2012 for Counting Backward From Infinity. His work has been published extensively in poetry journals and anthologies. He is now a full-time writer, creativity consultant, grandfather, and volunteer tennis coach. Read More Read Less