Albert Van Hoogmoed

(1953 - )

Mr. Van Hoogmoed started writing poetry when his twins needed to read a poem in the fifth grade. ''I didn't like what they were assigned so I wrote two for them,'' says Mr. Van Hoogmoed, who has been prolific ever since. Most recently his work has been published and in Kiss and Part: Laughing at the End of Romance and Other Entanglements (Doggerel Daze, 2006) and in Chicken Soup for the Soul in Menopause (HCI, 2007). A horticulturist, Mr. Van Hoogmoed specializes in pest control on nursery plants. He lives in Mobile, Alabama.

"A Cat with No Legs"
"A Crime Scene"
"A Dog in Need of Attention"
"A Polygamist Divorce"
"Don't Fool Mother Nature"
"Mary and Her Little Lamb in Tough Economic Times"
"Personal Hygiene"
"Stopping by Hooters on a Snowy Evening"
"Tarzan's Makeover"
"The Almost-Hot Dog Eating Champion"
"Visitors from Uranus"