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About Me

Whalen is a published writer, poet and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. His poetry has appeared in Barrow Street, Reed, Modern Haiku, Free Verse, The Southeast Review, Poetry Motel, Fell Swoop, HEArt Quarterly, The Wisconsin Poets Calendar and other journals. His freelance commentary and letters have appeared in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Waukesha County Freeman, InSpirit Journal, The UWM Post, The Whitefish Bay Herald, and other local publications over the years. Formerly, Mr. Whalen served as Editor-in-Chief of The Cream City Review and Education Coordinator at Woodland Pattern Book Center. Dr. Whalen has also taught writing and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Mount Mary College. He earned a Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in May 200. In 1993, he won an Academy of American Poets Prize from UW-Milwaukee for his poetic series The Mayan Way.

My Interests

Poetry, Politics, Athletics

I'd like to meet:

The best of you. Come to the blog.

Music:

Tim Whalen, Koester, Maplewood, Russell Gunn, Robinella, Bill Chambers, Kasey Chambers

Movies:

Film

Television:

Some

Books:

Many

Heroes:

Local. National. International. Cosmic. Total.

My Blog

What's Next in the War?

If one is to hear the current discussion correctly, our national leaders divide the debate on the Iraqi War this way: (1) a surge of troops in varying numbers (and the number of surged troops also be...
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST

wavelength

grew up adjacent to the great lake michigan wave machine. the west side beach. the backbeat of a wave. the heavy kettle progression. place part "I". of lake. of wave. of wood ...
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:39:00 PST

Prayer for Troops

Prayer chain for our Military... > > Prayer: > > "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect> them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the> selfless acts they perform for ...
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:07:00 PST

Poet Laureate

he sits idly by not a needle in his eye but a glimpse at beauty
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:02:00 PST

Iraq War

Fooled and bamboozled, an unjustified war numbs a nation loath to question the affairs of its government. Fooled to support a cherry-picked war. But I will not live a lie. The bamboozled majority was ...
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:15:00 PST

Ben Stein

I am sure that Mr. Ben Stein (wasn't he a Reagan appointee, or am I mistaken) would agree that certain religious elements have been stuffed down our throats (i.e. the religious right, now in the minor...
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:29:00 PST

Online

First day of this space. What capabilities to explore? As soon as I can download pictures, the pictures will remain here.
Posted by WHALENS FREE SPACE on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:48:00 PST