Jim Erickson

Jim Erickson has been a writer all his life, mostly with newspapers, particularly the Tacoma News Tribune, and with two Washington State government agencies. His work helped the Tacoma newspaper win a first-place award for its Mount St. Helens coverage. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in education. The past ten years, he has focused on poetry, much of it detailing road trips with his sons across the western United States. He calls Tacoma his home.

Jim Erickson has been a writer all his life, mostly with newspapers, particularly the Tacoma News Tribune, and with two Washington State government agencies. His work helped the Tacoma newspaper win a first-place award for its Mount St. Helens coverage. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in education. The past ten years, he has focused on poetry, much of it detailing road trips with his sons across the western United States. He calls Tacoma his home. See less