Patrick Flanigan is a physician and author. He was born in northern Indiana, grew up in Ohio, and has lived in California since 1973. He has written three books of poetry: Survivin...view morePatrick Flanigan is a physician and author. He was born in northern Indiana, grew up in Ohio, and has lived in California since 1973. He has written three books of poetry: Surviving the Storm, Milk and Coffee, and When Sunflowers Speak. He also is the author of a folio of poems called Freestanding Verse.view less