John Ronan • Marrowbone Lane

Very good indeed: original, assured, just a touch sardonic.
   • Linda Pastan

Many thanks for . . . your book. It is terrific—tender and moving and beautifully written.
   • Tim O'Brien

Ronan has a rare gift for the apt, unexpected phrase, the startling but accurate detail . . . Word of a new book from this unusual and highly gifted poet is very good news.
   • Rhina Espaillat

About the Author:

John J. Ronan is a poet, playwright and journalist. He is also president of American Storyboard, Inc., a non-profit (501c3) charitable corporation that makes documentary videos. His poetry has appeared in scores of national magazines and reviews, including New England Review, Threepenny Review, Southern Poetry Review, The Hollins Critic, Notre Dame Review, and The Recorder. His books include The Catching Self and The Curable Corpse, 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. His work was also included in an anthology of prize-winning poetry, Sad Little Breathings, edited by Heather McHugh and published in hardcopy and electronically by PublishingOnline in 2001.

In 1999, Ronan was named a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Literature. He is also a former Bread Loaf Scholar and Ucross Fellow. In June of 2008, he was named Poet Laureate of Gloucester, MA. His web site is: theronan.org.