Robert Flanagan

Robert Flanagan was born in Toledo, Ohio, where he once worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and janitor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and graduated from the Universities of Toledo and Chicago. For three decades he taught at Ohio Wesleyan University and is a published poet (Reply to an Eviction Notice), produced playwright (Jupus Redeye), as well as a short story writer (Naked to Naked Goes and Loving Power) and a novelist. His forthcoming novel Champions is set in Toledo&...See more

Robert Flanagan was born in Toledo, Ohio, where he once worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and janitor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and graduated from the Universities of Toledo and Chicago. For three decades he taught at Ohio Wesleyan University and is a published poet (Reply to an Eviction Notice), produced playwright (Jupus Redeye), as well as a short story writer (Naked to Naked Goes and Loving Power) and a novelist. His forthcoming novel Champions is set in Toledo�s hard luck world of boxers and comics. A lifelong boxing fan, he earned his detached retinas sparring in local gyms. He lives with his wife Katy in Delaware, Ohio. See less