William Ogden HaynesWilliam Ogden Haynes, Ph.D. Was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and grew up a military brat. After earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Northern Michigan University in Speech- Language Pathology, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietam Era. He completed his doctoral degree at Bowling Green State University and taught at Auburn University in the department of communication disorders for thirty-two years serving two terms as department chairperson. During his career at Auburn he published six major textbooks and over fifty research articles on communication disorders in national and international journals. Dr. Haynes holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. After retirement, he began writing poetry and short fiction and has published over one hundred and fifty poems/short stories in literary journals. Going South represents his seventh book of poetry/short fiction. His poetry is often anthologized and he is frequently invited to read his work at various arts and poetry gatherings in the Southeast. He lives in Opelika, Alabama and is currently working on new projects in both poetry and fiction. Read More Read Less