Jim Thomas (1930–February 2009) was an American poet, and professor at

Truman State University Truman State University (TSU or Truman) is a Public university, public Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Kirksville, Missouri, United States. It had 3,664 enrolled students in the fall of 2024 pursuing degrees in 55 undergraduate ...

, from 1964 to 1994. He served in the

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in the

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, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the

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Works

* *''Seed Time, Harvest Time'', Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1990, *''Brief Tracks'', Truman State University Press, 2009,

References

External links

"Dr. Nick Knight Shares Poetry Created by Jim Thomas"
''PoetSpeak'', April 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jim American male poets 1930 births 2009 deaths Truman State University faculty United States Army personnel of the Korean War 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers