William Marshall (Bill) Weller is the oldest of six children, and a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia. He practiced Law in Georgia for over thirty seven years, including eight as Assistant District Attorney. He retired in 2003 and is Attorney at Law Emeritus in Georgia.

Bill and his wife Ann met on the “Hill” at U. T. They have four married children and six grandchildren. Bill began writing poetry in high school, and continues today. The poems in Sunrise-Sunset were composed after his first book A Lifetime of Poetry: a Journey of Love was published in 1998.