Jay Hopler

Jay Hopler
Born(1970-11-23)November 23, 1970
San Juan, Puerto Rico
DiedNovember 9, 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 51)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
EducationNew York University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
University of Iowa (MFA)
Purdue University (PhD)
OccupationsPoet, Professor of English

Jay Hopler (November 23, 1970 – June 15, 2022) was an American poet.

Early life and education

Hopler was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated from Purdue University (Ph.D., American Studies), the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (M.F.A., Creative Writing/Poetry), the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars (M.A., Creative Writing/Poetry) and New York University (B.A., English and American Literature).

Career

His poetry, essays, and translations have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Mid-American Review, The New Republic and The New Yorker.

Hopler was Professor of English (Creative Writing/Poetry) at the University of South Florida.

Personal life

Hopler was married to poet and Renaissance scholar Kimberly Johnson.

Death

On 15 June 2022, Hopler died in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a battle with prostate cancer.

Awards

Works

Anthologies

References

  1. ↑ Jay Hopler, 1970-2022
  2. 1 2 "USF :: Department of English". english.usf.edu.
  3. ↑ "Line by line, Utah poet garners a Guggenheim".
  4. ↑ Rome, American Academy in (23 June 2022). "In Memoriam: Jay Hopler, 2011 Fellow". American Academy in Rome. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Green Squall". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Jay Hopler". www.whiting.org.
  7. ↑ Ignacio Villarreal. "American Academy in Rome Announces 2010-2011 Rome Prize Winners". Artdaily.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "USA Book News". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  10. ↑ "National Book Awards 2016 - National Book Foundation".