NORWICH – A local poet will be signing copies of his first book on Saturday at First Edition Book Store in Norwich.

Paul Sheldon has been writing poetry his entire life, and after years of writing and keeping his own poems, Sheldon was encouraged to compile his writing into a book. “I’ve been writing poetry my whole life, and they started to gather up. So my wife and my family and friends told me I should either do something with them or throw them away,” Sheldon explained.

Growing up in West Bainbridge, Sheldon has many memories of his childhood and his days in the United States Navy and of the events that take place over a lifetime. Those memories are the themes of his poetry and his book, titled “Life Through Poetry.”