Lester Scoggin is a licensed major appliance service technician. He is employed by Stanwyck's of Tallapoosa, Georgia, where he has not missed a day of work due to illness for more than 25 years. Mr. Scoggin has received certificates of excellence from MAYTAG, GENERAL ELECTRIC, and WHIRLPOOL. He has been examined and is an elder at the Third Baptist Tabernacle of Tallapoosa. He and May, his wife of 35 years, have four children. They are Samuel, Stephen, Hassan, and Sissy, and they have seven grandchildren--Billy, John, Mary, Jane, Pat, Jameelah, and Musfir Muhammad. This is Mr. Scoggin's first book. He may be reached at www.americanpoetryalliance or les.scog@icx.net.