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

Early life and education

Hopler was born in

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. He graduated from

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(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

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(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

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Personal life

Hopler was married to poet and Renaissance scholar Kimberly Johnson.

Death

On 15 June 2022, Hopler died in

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, Utah, after a battle with

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Awards

* 2005 Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, for ''Green Squall'', chosen by

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* 2006 ''ForeWord Magazine'' Book of the Year Award for ''Green Squall'' * 2006 Florida Book Award for ''Green Squall'' * 2007 Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, for ''Green Squall'' * 2007 National “Best Books” Award from USA Book News for ''Green Squall'' * 2009 Lannan Foundation Fellowship * 2009

Whiting Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, ...

* 2010/2011

Rome Prize The Rome Prize is awarded by the American Academy in Rome, in Rome, Italy. Approximately thirty scholars and artists are selected each year to receive a study fellowship at the academy. Recipients must be American citizens. Prizes have been aw ...

in Literature from the American Academy of Arts & Letters/The American Academy in Rome * 2014 National “Best Books” Award from USA Book News for ''Before the Door of God: An Anthology of Devotional Poetry'' * 2016 Florida Book Award in Poetry (Gold Medal) for ''The Abridged History of Rainfall'' * 2016 Finalist, National Book Award for Poetry for ''The Abridged History of Rainfall'' * 2023, Guggenheim Fellowship * 2023 Finalist,

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for "Still Life"

Works

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Anthologies

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References

External links

Archives of official websiteProfile at The Whiting Foundation
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