Michael J. Rosen is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on September 20, 1954 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
After he graduated from high school, Rosen chose to go to Kent State University for a year before transferring into the pre-med program at Ohio State University. He finished up as an animal behavior major in 1976 and attended St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada for a short time before going on to work as an instructor for Ohio State University through 1985. During that time, he also attended Columbia University, earning his Masters in poetry in 1981.
After getting his MFA in poetry, Rosen started work as a design consultant for the Jefferson Center for Learning and the Arts in 1982. In 1983, he became the literary director of the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. During his near-twenty-year stay as literary director, Rosen was the editor for several compilations of James Thurber’s writings; he also was involved in the creation of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Rosen has also “taught in the Ohio Art Council Poetry-in-the-Schools Program and Greater Columbus Arts Council Artist-in-the-Schools Program, and has conducted over 500 young authors’ conferences, in-service days, writing workshops, guest author days, and residencies (for elementary, middle school, and high school students and teachers).”
Michael J. Rosen (born September 20, 1954), is an American writer, ranging from children’s picture books to adult poetry and to novels, and editor of anthologies ranging almost as broadly. He has acted as editor for Mirth of a Nation and 101 Damnations: The Humorists’ Tour of Personal Hells, and his poetry has been featured in The Best American Poetry 1995.
