Michael Brosnan

Poet, writer, and editor Michael Brosnan (he/him) was born and raised in Port Washington, New York. He earned a BA from Boston College and an MA from the University of New Hampshire’s writing program. Brosnan is the author of the poetry collections EMU BLIS, BUMS LIE, BLUE-ISM (Broadstone Books, 2024), Adrift (Grayson Books, 2023), and The Sovereignty of the Accidental (Harbor Mountain Press, 2017). Eamon Grennan wrote of his work, “his is a voice of both musical and intellectual authority, and The Sovereignty of the Accidental is an impressive, deeply satisfying debut.” He is also the author of Against the Current (Heinemann, 1997), a work of nonfiction focused on urban school reform, and he served as editor of and contributor to The Inclusive School (NAIS). 

Brosnan’s poems have been published in many literary magazines. For over two decades, he served as the editor of an award-winning magazine on education and writes often on the topic. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.