John Ronald Milton (May 24, 1924 – January 28, 1995) was an American writer and editor of the South Dakota Review.
Born on May 24, 1924, in Anoka, Minnesota, John Milton's early years were around Saint Paul.
[1] He returned to the Twin Cities and in 1948 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota.
During this time, he was a Ph.D. student at the University of Denver for American literature and creative writing.
After South Dakota Governor Mickelson's 1993 death in a plane crash, John Milton earned accolades for his reading of “The Legacy” at the memorial's dedication ceremony.