Paul Rosheim: A Brief Biography
Chris Allen, editor at Atlas Press; Paul Rosheim, editor & publisher, Obscure
Publications;
Alastair Brotchie, also of Atlas Press, photographed in
London, June 2001
Paul Rosheim was born in 1956, and grew up in Traverse City, Michigan,
and Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in
1978. While an undergraduate, two of his poems appeared in the school's
literary magazine, Bloodroot. In 1982, he obtained a law degree
from the University of Minnesota. He then practiced real estate and
business law for fourteen years. Disenchanted with his legal career, he
joined the Peace Corps. From 1996 to 1998, he served as a consultant at
the Regional Development Agency in Svidník, Slovakia. While there, he
obtained a grant to publish a booklet in three languages (in English:
Wooden Churches around Svidník). Upon his return to the United
States, Paul moved to Black River Falls, Wisconsin, where he now works as
tribal lawyer for the Ho-Chunk Nation, a Native American
tribe. In the summer of 2000, he began Obscure Publications.
Photographs from the
Exhibit:
"Inventive Writing, Exquisite Designs: Obscure Publications"
Multimedia
Event, March 29, 2003
OP in SOHO
Front
row, left to right: Tony Liano (filmmaker), Greg Boyd, Paul Rosheim and
Kirpal Gordon
Back row, right to left: Jordan Jones, Steve Hirsch
(bongo drummer & publisher), Peter Priore (bass player), Richard
Martin (poet) with daughter, and Victoria Alexander (Director, Dactyl
Foundation)
On March 29, 2003, OP hosted a multimedia event featuring Kirpal
Gordon, with jazz accompaniment by Peter Priore and Steve Hirsch, and "The
365 Project" with Greg Boyd. Participating with Greg were Jordan Jones,
Richard Martin, and the Liano brothers, Tony and Rob. The event was held
at the Dactyl Foundation, 64 Grand Street, in Manhattan. A PDF
of the press release for the event may be viewed or downloaded.
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