Schiappacasse, Scott J.: - Scott J. Schiappacasse resides in Skokie, Illinois. He is the youngest of seven children. He has been living with Bipolar Disorder since his late teenage years and writing poetry is one of his coping strategies. Not only does his poetry provide him solace, it provides comfort to others as well. Scott is an active member of his church where he has done some poetry readings. He has written several poetry books that he hopes to release to the general public after this current one.