Arnold Johnston lives in Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan.  He was chairman of the English Department at Western Michigan University (1997-2007). Long-time faculty member in and co-founder of the creative writing program, as well as founder of the playwriting program, he has now left WMU to concentrate full-time on writing. His plays, and others written in collaboration with his wife, Deborah Ann Percy, have won awards, production, and publication across the country. His poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and translations have appeared widely in literary journals. Arnie’s books include a collection of poetry, What the Earth Taught Us (March Street Press, 1996), The Witching Voice: A Play About Robert Burns (WMU Press, 1973), and Of Earth and Darkness: The Novels of William Golding (University of Missouri, 1980). His The Witching Voice: A Novel from the Life of Robert Burns was published in 2009—for the 250th anniversary of Burns’ birth—by Wings Press (San Antonio). Arnie and Debby’s translations (in collaboration with Romanian writer Dona Rosu) include three long one-acts by Romanian playwright Hristache Popescu: Night of the Passions, Sons of Cain (Editura HP, Bucharest, 1999), and Epilogue (HP Publishing, Bucharest, 2011); The President, another of their Popescu translations with Rosu, will appear in 2017.  Their published plays include Rasputin in New York (Editura HP, 1999), Beyond Sex (HP Publishing, 2011), and Radiation: A Month of Sun-Days (HP Publishing, 2016) ... view more »

Contact information

    Email
/
    Website
/