Karen Coody Cooper

1228 N E Street
Lake Worth, FL 33460
Phone: 
918 453-3377

Author's Bio

My portrait was painted by Monica Brown (www.mbrownart.com). I prefer writing in an uncomplicated manner, basic and easily understood, whether professional materials, short stories, or poetry. My museum career and teaching kept me busy and almost fulfilled, but writing is my passion. After settling in Tahlequah, capitol of the Cherokee Nation, I co-edited a Cherokee anthology and started Tahlequah Writers. We produced a writer's festival Voices From Ink with Lauren Zuniga as our guest poet. There's a lot of talent in these Ozark foothills!

Publications and Prizes

Anthologies: 
A Gathering of Spirit
(Firebrand Books, 1984)
, Rooted Like the Ash Trees
(Eagle Wing Press, 1987)
, Through the Kitchen Window
(Berg Publishers, 2005)
, Through the Kitchen Window
(Beacon Press, 1997)
, Women on Poetry
(MacFarland & Company Inc, 2012)
Journals: 
Alura, Black Mountain College II, Conatus, Gatherings: The En'owkin Journal of First North American Peoples, Hobo Jungle, Manhattan Poetry Review, Sail
Prizes Won: 
My book Fault Line: Vulnerable Landscapes won 2010 Best Book of Poetry by the Oklahoma Writers Federation and was a finalist in the 2010 Oklahoma Book Awards, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. The Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry also awarded me a Grand Prize in 2013 and another award in 2016.

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now: 
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Reviews, Recordings, and Interviews

More Information

Listed as: 
Poet
Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Tulsa
Raised in: 
Collinsville, OK
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Last updated: Apr 23, 2019