John J. Ronan is a poet, teacher,
and journalist, as well as an award-winning scriptwriter,
children's author, and TV talk show host. His poems
have appeared in many national magazines and reviews,
including New England Review, Three Penny Review, Southern
Poetry Review, The Hollins Critic, and others. Two books
of poetry, The Catching Self and The Curable
Corpse, were published in 1996 and 1999, respectively,
by Folly Cove Books. A third book, John J. Ronan: Greatest
Hits 1975-2000, was published by Pudding House Publications
in 2001. Work is also included in a new anthology edited
by poet Heather McHugh, Sad Little Breathings.
In 2000, John published a first book of humor: S*DM.
In 1999, Ronan was named a National Endowment for the
Arts Fellow in Poetry.
As a journalist, Ronan has placed work in The Boston
Globe, The Boston Phoenix, The Washington Post, The
Christian Science Monitor, Dallas Morning News, and
many other dailies. He is a former columnist for the
Essex County Papers and a former feature writer for
The Boston Phoenix. John has also scripted material
for the Detrick Lawrence Film Company, often on science
subjects.
John is listed in the Poets and Writers publication,
A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers.
He is also a member of the Poetry Society of America,
the Academy of American Poets, and the National Writer's
Union.
In addition, John is the producer and host of "The
Writer's Block with John Ronan," a television program
featuring writers and other artists. The series began
its twelfth season in September, on Adelphia Communication's
Channel 12, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. "The
Writer's Block" is on every Thursday, year round,
at 8:00 p.m.
In another media connection, John is president of American
Storyboard, Inc. a non-profit organization which makes
documentary videos. The 501c3 corporation is now producing
a documentary on the National Historic Landmark schooner
Adventure.
John Ronan is also a professor at North Shore Community
College, Danvers, MA, where he chairs the Cultural Arts
Department. He lives in Gloucester, MA, with his wife
Sandy and their adopted Wyoming dog, Cowboy.
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