Born in 1942 in Pennsylvania, Norm started writing poetry in junior high and has continued throughout his life. A commercial artist by trade, Norm has expressed his creativity in painting, sculpture, song writing, and poetry. He enjoys building things around the house and loves to fix things. He also enjoys camping with his family and has taken his sons and grandsons on wilderness trips backpacking and canoing. Norm loves the outdoors and all of his experiences can become material for poems.