John Dos Passos Coggin is a writer based on Alexandria, Virginia. His poetry has appeared in Zenda, The Blue Mountain Review, and Cathexis Northwest Press. His book, Walkin' Lawton, an authorized biography of Florida statesman Lawton Chiles, was published in 2012. Coggin co-manages the John Dos Passos Literary Estate and serves on the advisory board of the John Dos Passos Society.