David Cooper

Current

NY Jewish Culture Examiner (Journalist) at www.examiner.com
co-author, writer, editor, photographer at "I Am My Beloved's"
Translator at Mayapple Press

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Past

Writer at New York Woman
Author at PulpBits
Book Review Writer at Poetic Voices

President (Pro-Bono) at 1149 Prospect Buyers Corp.
Poet in the Schools at Poets In Public Service
Adjunct Lecturer at York College, CUNY English Department
Writing Tutor at Atrium Learning Center, NYC Tech College, CUNY
Writing Tutor at The Writing Center, College Skills Lab, CCNY, CUNY
Librarian Trainee at Brooklyn Public Library
Caseworker at Catholic Guardian Society & Home Bureau
Social Studies Teacher at The Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts
Senior Account Executive at Globe Mortgage Company, Hackensack, NJ.
Teaching Intern at The Louis Armstrong Middle School (I.S. 227Q)
Translator at The Israel Economist
Employment Counselor at State of Israel Ministry of Labor
English as a Second Language Teacher at Ramat Dov Jr. High School, Beit Shemesh, Israel
Intern at Associated Press

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Education

City University of New York City College
The City College, City University of New York
The Hebrew University

Columbia University
Columbia University, School of International Affairs
Hunter College, City University of New York
City University of New York-Hunter College
Lehman College, CUNY
Purchase College

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Connections

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Industry

Writing and Editing

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David Cooper’s Summary

DAVID COOPER earned an MA in Creative Writing at The City College of CUNY where he won the Academy of American Poets Prize. He is co-author with Beth Rosenberg of "I Am My Beloved's," a collection of interviews and photographs of Jewish-American couples that explores the intersection of each couple's identities as a couple and as Jews and will reflect the diversity of the Jewish-American community. His translation of Israeli poet Rachel Eshed's second book Havtachot Ktanot (Little Promises) is published by Mayapple Press (2006). His ebooks Glued to the Sky and JFK: Lines of Fire: A Verse Docu-Drama were published by PulpBits (2003). David’s poems are anthologized in XY Files: Poems on The Male Experience (Sherman Asher Publishing, 1997), and his poems and translations have appeared in numerous periodicals. The dramatic monologues in JFK: Lines of Fire are adapted entirely from spoken word texts and transcripts, a process that prepares him well to edit the interview transcripts that will appear in "I Am My Beloved's". He was a finalist in the 1999 Snake Nation Press book contest, and has been a semi-finalist in several other national contests, including the 2007 Pushcart Prize. David is also a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs where he specialized in media and communications. His prose has appeared in New York Woman, Poetic Voices, Mind Body and Soul, The Israel Economist, the wire services of the Associated Press, and he covers the NY Jewish Culture beat for examiner.com. He has taught history, poetry, and writing on the middle school, high school, and college levels.

David lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife Shoshana Cooper.

David Cooper’s Specialties:

Journalism, prose non-fiction, poetry, poetry translation.

David Cooper’s Experience

NY Jewish Culture Examiner (Journalist)

www.examiner.com

(Newspapers industry)

February 2009 — Present (11 months)

I cover the New York Jewish culture beat.
co-author, writer, editor, photographer

"I Am My Beloved's"

(Publishing industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

My co-author Beth Rosenberg and I are writing "I Am My Beloved's," a collection of interviews and photographs of Jewish-American couples that explores the intersection of each couple's identities as a couple and as Jews and will reflect the diversity of the Jewish-American community.

http://sites.google.com/site/belovedbook/home
Translator

Mayapple Press

(Publishing industry)

August 1996 — Present (13 years 5 months)

My translation of Israeli poet Rachel Eshed's second book Havtachot Ktanot (Little Promises) is published by Mayapple Press (2006).

"It is hard to speak of Rachel Eshed s poetry without mentioning fire - her poems virtually burn on the page, and David Cooper s renditions not only do justice to the original but magnify its richness. A must read for all poetry readers." --Tsipi Keller

http://www.mayapplepress.com/BookPages/Eshed.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Promises-Rachel-Eshed/dp/0932412424/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198173036&sr=8-1
Writer

New York Woman

(Newspapers industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

I wrote an article about community opposition to the planned conversion of the 67th Street Armory to a performance space.
Author

PulpBits

(Publishing industry)

May 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 11 months)

I am the author of two poetry collections, "Glued To The Sky" and "JFK: Lines of Fire" (PulpBits, 2003). PulpBits went out of business in March 2007. Email me for free PDFs of these ebooks or download them on my website (davidfcooper.com).
Book Review Writer

Poetic Voices

(Publishing industry)

April 2005 — May 2005 (2 months)

Review of C.E. Laine's Allegory and The Weight of Dust by David Cooper

David Cooper's review of Allegory and The Weight of Dust is posted over at Poetic Voices. This is a unique look at both books as a body of work.

http://www.celaine.com/poet/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=211
President (Pro-Bono)

1149 Prospect Buyers Corp.

(Real Estate industry)

June 1997 — June 2004 (7 years 1 month)

From 1997-2004 I was President of 1149 Prospect Buyers Corp., a co-operative apartment building where I restored corporation to fiscal health, converted the heating system from electric baseboard to gas hot water and thus reduced heating costs by two thirds, and evicted an illegal subtenant and restored 100% owner occupancy.
Poet in the Schools

Poets In Public Service

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

March 1994 — June 1994 (4 months)

I taught poetry in public schools.
Adjunct Lecturer

York College, CUNY English Department

(Higher Education industry)

September 1992 — January 1993 (5 months)

I taught freshman composition.
Writing Tutor

Atrium Learning Center, NYC Tech College, CUNY

(Higher Education industry)

January 1992 — June 1992 (6 months)
Writing Tutor

The Writing Center, College Skills Lab, CCNY, CUNY

(Higher Education industry)

September 1990 — December 1991 (1 year 4 months)
Librarian Trainee

Brooklyn Public Library

(Non-Profit; Libraries industry)

January 1989 — April 1990 (1 year 4 months)

I counseled the public on information searches and recommended books as a Librarian Trainee at the Brooklyn Public Library.
Caseworker

Catholic Guardian Society & Home Bureau

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 1988 — December 1988 (3 months)

In 1988 I was a Caseworker for the foster care division of the Catholic Guardian Society where I counseled biological parents about steps necessary to regain custody of their children, foster parents about the children's emotional states, developmental progress, and well being, and interviewed the children in foster care to gain my own impressions and show them someone cared. I enjoyed this job the most of all the salaried jobs I have ever held.
Social Studies Teacher

The Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

January 1988 — June 1988 (6 months)

I taught Global Studies and European History.
Senior Account Executive

Globe Mortgage Company, Hackensack, NJ.

(Financial Services industry)

March 1986 — January 1988 (1 year 11 months)

From 1986-1988 I counseled home buyers and existing home owners about home financing as; The most gratifying part of this job was helping economically marginal applicants with far from perfect credit histories acquire their first homes. After interviewing the applicants I ghost wrote contrite letters of explanation that convinced loan underwriters to approve the loans despite the applicants' poor credit histories.
Teaching Intern

The Louis Armstrong Middle School (I.S. 227Q)

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

September 1987 — December 1987 (4 months)

I helped teach a Poetry/Creative Writing mini-course.
Translator

The Israel Economist

(Writing and Editing industry)

September 1984 — February 1985 (6 months)

I translated articles from the Israeli press which were reprinted in The Israel Economist.
Employment Counselor

State of Israel Ministry of Labor

(Government Administration industry)

May 1983 — October 1983 (6 months)

In 1983 I was an Employment Counselor for potential immigrants for the State of Israel Ministry of Labor in Jerusalem where I counseled my clients regarding their career goals and what opportunities exist in their fields in Israel. I also provided contacts with employers, set up interviews, and in a few cases actually found my clients their first jobs in their new country.
English as a Second Language Teacher

Ramat Dov Jr. High School, Beit Shemesh, Israel

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

September 1981 — March 1982 (7 months)
Intern

Associated Press

(Non-Profit; Writing and Editing industry)

May 1978 — June 1978 (2 months)

I published 24 news articles on the Associated Press wire services as an intern.

David Cooper’s Education

City University of New York City College

MA , Creative Writing , 1990 — 1992
The City College, City University of New York

M.A , English/Creative Writing , 1992
The Hebrew University

ABD , Comparative Literature, English and American Literature , 1982 — 1985
Columbia University

MIA , Media and Communications , 1977 — 1980
Columbia University, School of International Affairs

Master , International Affairs; International Media and Communication , 1980
Hunter College, City University of New York

B.A , History , 1979
City University of New York-Hunter College

BA , History , 1974 — 1976
Lehman College, CUNY

1974 — 1974

Activities and Societies:

Won the Grace Croft Memorial Prize for Poetry
Purchase College

1972 — 1974

Additional Information

David Cooper’s Websites:

David Cooper’s Interests:

Poetry, Literary Fiction, Modern Art, Jazz, Art House and foreign Cinema, HBO original series, Human Sexuality, Judaism, History, Liberal Politics, Journalism.