Edward W LullEdward Lull was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Upstate New York. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the Class of 1955. His first career was as a Naval Officer with duty primarily in submarines. He earned a masters degree from The GeorgeWashington University in 1969. He retired from the Navy as Commander, USN in 1975. After retirement from the Navy, in his second career he served in management and executive positions in small hi-tech companies in the Washington, D.C. area. His final position was President and Chairman of the Board of a non-profit company, The Professional Group, sponsored by The George Mason University. Ed began a third career as a writer at age 65. He is a former member of the Williamsburg Poetry Guild and The Williamsburg Poetry Workshop. He taught a Beginning Poetry Workshop for the Christopher Wren Association for three years. In 2008, he founded the poetry workshop, James City Poets, that continues operating today. In 1999, Ed joined the Poetry Society of Virginia and served four terms as its President and ten years as an Executive Director. He initiated the Poetry in the Schools program, working with Virginia Association of Teachers of English (V.A.T.E.) to promote the study of poetry, both reading and writing, in Virginia's schools. Ed attended and presented poetry programs at the annual V.A.T.E. Conference and presented poetry programs to numerous secondary schools throughout the Commonwealth. In 2012, Ed was presented the inaugural Emyl Jenkins Award ...for inspiring a love of writing and writing education in Virginia. Read More Read Less