Rowe was educated first in Heart"s Content and Carbonear and then in Saint John"s, where he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. In 2006 he studied poetry with Canadian poet Mary Dalton, during which he wrote the chapbook Below The Spruce and took part in a mentorship program with Canadian poet and novelist Alison Pick.
He was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 2003 and then to a Bachelor"s Degree in Intermediate/Secondary Education in 2005. After graduating from university, Rowe lived and worked in Saint John"s before moving to Gander, where he now works and writes. In October 2009, he published his first book of poetry, entitled Never More There, and in 2015 his second book, geo•logics, was published by Breakwater Books.
He is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C.
2004 – 2nd place, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "The Hillside Path" 2005 – 2nd place, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "The Hag" 2006 – Honourable mention, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "Aubade" 2008 – Finalist, Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers for the then-unpublished manuscripted titled Preservations 2011 – Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Award 2011 - Shortlisted for Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage and History Award 2012 - Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Award 2013 - Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Award.
He is a member of the Writer"s Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador.
