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.