Ben Cooper

Poet

Berlin, MD
Maryland US
Email: 
ben.cooper.poetry@gmail.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://x.com/BenCooperPoetry

Author's Bio

Ben Cooper is a poet studying creative writing at Salisbury University. He is the winner of the 2025 AWP Intro Journals Award, works as a Managing Editor at 149 Review, and is published or forthcoming in swamp pink, Colorado Review, Guernica, The Penn Review, The Shore, Rust & Moth, and more.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Atlanta Review
,
Colorado Review
,
Frontier Poetry
,
Guernica Magazine
,
MacGuffin
,
Penn Review
,
Rust and Moth
,
Saranac Review
,
Shore Poetry
,
Stanchion
,
swamp pink
,
Sweet: A Literary Confection
,
The Broken Plate
,
The Inflectionist Review
,
West Trade Review
Prizes won: 

2025 AWP Intro Journals Award for "Exile"

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Daniel Simko, Jake Adam York, Natasha Trethewey, John Nieves, Major Jackson, Susannah Nevison, Sarah Barber
What I'm reading now: 
Murder Ballads by Jake Adam York, Selected Works by Paul Muldoon

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
Raised in: 
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
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Last update: Nov 03, 2025