David Cooper

Poet

Author's Bio

David Cooper is a poet, translator, and book critic. His translation of Israeli poet Rachel Eshed’s book, Little Promises, is published in a bilingual edition by Mayapple Press. In its Hebrew original, this collection of intense erotic poetry won the 1992 AKUM prize in Israel. His translation of one of the poems in Little Promises was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. You can download pdf files of his two poetry collections, Glued to the Sky and JFK: Lines of Fire (PulpBits, 2003) on his website. His book reviews appear in New York Journal of Books, and he is a voting member of the National Book Critics Circle.

Education: 
City College of New York MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
XY Files: Poems on the Male Experience (Sherman Asher Publishing, 1997)
Books:
Glued to the Sky (PulpBits, 2003)
,
JFK: Lines of Fire (PulpBits, 2003)
Journals:
Archipelago
,
Davka
,
Green Mountains Review
,
Literary Review
,
Massachusetts Review
,
Painted Bride Quarterly
,
Passages North
,
Pudding Magazine
Prizes won: 

Academy of American Poets College Prize

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
White Lead by Susan Daitch, A Greater Music by Bae Suah, The Nix by Nathan Hill, Sof Davar (Past Perfect) by Yaakov Shabtai

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, Hebrew
Born in: 
Bronx
Raised in: 
New Rochelle
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Last update: May 06, 2019