Author's Profile

 I am a retired aerospace physicist.  I have lived in SaddleBrooke, AZ for eighteen years as a full-time resident.  I am a Past Exalted Ruler and recognized soloist of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815. I was Historian for Oro Valley American Legion Post #132 for two years.  I am a Poet Laureate in The International Society of Poets; a Professional Member of the Society of Southwestern Authors; and a fifteen-year member of the SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group.  Four of my poems were included in Arizona: 100 Years, 100 Poems, 100 Poets.  

Professional Experience:

Authored The Essence of Jim, As the Mood Prescribes, Rubai and Trump' Worst in Verse  published by AuthorHouse. I also have published six other books.

Taught From Babel to Bard for the Institute for Learning in Retirement

Chaired the High School Oratorical Scholarship Program for American Legion Post #132

Awarded Poet Laureate Certificate from the International Society of Poets in 2002

Awarded five Editor’s Choice awards from the International Library of Poets

Published in the Best Poems and Poets of 2000 thru 2004 anthologies by the International Library of Poets

Publish a monthly poem in the Catalina Mountain Elks Bugle, which is distributed to over 600 homes.

Created  http://allthatrhymes.squarespace.com and update monthly

Created and frequently update my poetry blogsite, A Notion in Motion, at http://jim-cox.blogstop.com

Work frequently with adults and children who wish to increase their knowledge of poetry

Nominated for Arizona Poet Laureate in 2013

Have published over 2689 poems of which 95% have been published internationally.

I have written in over forty poetic forms

My blog has had over 37,181 visitors...over 11,591 from 88 differnt countrys