I have developed and coordinated Peace Poetry Contests and Readings for over 20 years and am an Associate Professor Emeritus of English at SUNY-Potsdam. For the past 11 years, I have been a Professor of English at Northern Essex Community College, where I have instituted this type of contest as a college-wide service learning activity. I am also an active member of the Samantha Smith Chapter of Veterans For Peace, Ipswich.