South Euclid’s Jim Lawless blends life stories, family, humor in third book of poetry
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio Local poet Jim Lawless has drawn upon a cache of 1,500 poems he has written over the past 50 years to compile his latest book of poetry his first in six years titled “Family.”
While his first two poetry books covered an array of topics, this time out Lawless has selected works based on his favorite subject, as the title plainly states his family.
Known to some as president of the South Euclid Commission on Aging, Lawless, a 40-year resident of the city, spent his career writing about a variety of things. He covered energy and the environment, housing, transportation, politics and a host of other subjects while reporting for The Plain Dealer from 1978 to 2005.