M. Logan Ham was born in St. Louis in 1944 and, after serving for eight years in the U.S. Air Force, completed his bachelor’s degree at the California State University at Northridge. Mr. Ham lived for more than twenty five years in the U.S. territory of Guam, serving as the Administrator for the Guam Coastal Management Program, coordinating Government of Guam efforts to protect coral reefs. The Poet is Mr. Ham’s first novel.