John J. Ronan is a poet, playwright, movie producer, and professor.  He has received national honors for his poetry and was named a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow for 1999-2000.  In 2008 he was named Poet Laureate for the city of Gloucester, MA.  (On John's love for Gloucester, see his recent op-ed piece in the Boston Herald.)  His new comedy, The Yeats Game, ran at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre from March 26 to March 30, 2008.  Read a review!  John  is also the founder of American Storyboard, a documentary production company, which recently premiered an exciting new movie, Women in American Horse Racing.  

Ronan is also a teacher of film, an award-winning children's author, and host of a TV talk show.  In 2002 he published a humorous e-book on the trials of turning 50.

Ronan lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with his wife, Sandy, and their adopted Wyoming dog, Cowboy.