Michael Rothenberg

Michael Rothenberg is an American poet, songwriter, and editor, and an active environmentalist.

Life
Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Rothenberg received his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In 1976, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area of California, where he began "Shelldance Nursery", an orchid and bromeliad nursery.

In 1989, Rothenberg and artist Nancy Davis began Big Bridge Press, a fine print literary press, publishing works by Jim Harrison, Joanne Kyger, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Whalen and others.

In 1993 he received his MA in Poetics at New College of California.

Rothenberg is editor of Big Bridge, a webzine of poetry. Rothenberg is also co-editor and co-founder of Jack Magazine,

Rothenberg's poems have appeared in 88: A Journal of Contemporary American Poetry, First Intensity, Cortland Review, Golden Handcuffs Review, Exquisite Corpse, Zyzzyva, Mudlark, Jacket, Rolling Stock, Sycamore Review, and other publications.

In 1990 Rothenberg began writing songs. His songs have appeared in films by Hollywood Pictures, Shadowhunter and Black Day, Blue Night.

Poetry
His books include Unhurried Vision, Paris Journals, What The Fish Saw, Nightmare Of The Violins, Man/Woman w/Joanne Kyger, and Favorite Songs.

Edited
He is the editor of:
 * Overtime, Selected Poems by Philip Whalen
 * As Ever, Selected Poems by Joanne Kyger
 * David’s Copy, Selected Poems by David Meltzer
 * Way More West, Selected Poems by Ed Dorn (Penguin, 2007)
 *  Collected Poems of Philip Whalen (Wesleyan University Press, 2007).