Born in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick in 1949, Gabriel Rosenstock studied at University College Cork, where he associated with the Innti group of poets. He has written or translated more than 100 books, principally in Irish. Rogha Rosenstock, a selection from 10 different volumes of his poetry, appeared in 1994, and a selection of his children's poetry, Dánta Duitse, was published in 1998. More recently, he published another volume of poetry, Syójó, and A Treasury of Irish Love, a compilation.

A former chairman of Poetry Ireland, he is a member of several international haiku associations, and holds an honorary life membership of the Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Society.

He is assistant editor with An Gúm, an Irish language publisher. He lives in Dublin.