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Keith Kopka is an American poet, musician, and educator.

Early Life and Education[edit]

Kopka was born in Providence, RI. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees in creative writing from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He obtained his Ph.D. in English from Florida State University.^[1]

Career[edit]

The University of Tampa Press published his first book of poems, Count Four^[2], in 2020.

Kopka's work is known for its clear narrative voice and wry humor. It has been described as "a challenge to the philosophy of ugliness, rendered in an energetic and beautiful way"^[3]. He often writes about his time as a touring musician and his personal experiences on the fringes of American culture.^[4]

His poetry and criticism have recently appeared in Best New Poets, Mid-American Review, New Ohio Review^[5], Berfrois, Ninth Letter, the International Journal of the Book^[6], and many others. He is also the Director of Operations for Writers Resist and a Senior Editor at Narrative Magazine

Currently, Keith Kopka is an Associate Professor at Holy Family University in Philadelphia where he directs their Low Residency MFA program.^[7]

Awards and Honors[edit]

2019 Tampa Review Prize^[8], for Count Four
2023 New Ohio Review Poetry Contest^[5], for Not Holding the Gun, selected by Robert Pinsky

Books[edit]

Count Four^[9] (University of Tampa Press, 2020)

Asking a Shadow to Dance: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry^[10] (Great River Learning, 2018)

References[edit]

^ "Keith Kopka". Keith Kopka. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ Kopka, Keith (2020). Count Four. University of Tampa Press. ISBN 978-1597321853.
^ Demaree, Darren C. (11 February 2021). ""What We Were Given": Darren C. Demaree on Count Four., a University of Tampa Press poetry collection by Keith Kopka". Heavy Feather Review.
^ Stephenson, Shelby (11 February 2022). "A review of Count Four: Poems by Keith Kopka". Compulsive Reader.
^ ^a ^b "Not Holding the Gun". New Ohio Review (33). Fall 2023.
^ "The International Journal of the Book". The International Journal of the Book. 14 (2). May 30, 2016. doi:10.18848/1447-9516/CGP/v14i02.
^ "Kopka, Keith | Holy Family University". www.holyfamily.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ "Tampa Review 2019 Prize for Poetry". Tampa Review. Tampa Press. 23 November 2019.
^ Kopka, Keith (2020). Count Four. University of Tampa Press. ISBN 978-1-59732-179-2.
^ Kopka, Keith (2018). Asking a Shadow to Dance: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry. Great River Learning. ISBN 9781680758443.

[1] "Keith Kopka". Keith Kopka. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[2] Kopka, Keith (2020). Count Four. University of Tampa Press. ISBN 978-1597321853.

[3] Demaree, Darren C. (11 February 2021). ""What We Were Given": Darren C. Demaree on Count Four., a University of Tampa Press poetry collection by Keith Kopka". Heavy Feather Review.

[4] Stephenson, Shelby (11 February 2022). "A review of Count Four: Poems by Keith Kopka". Compulsive Reader.

[NOR-5] "Not Holding the Gun". New Ohio Review (33). Fall 2023.

[6] "The International Journal of the Book". The International Journal of the Book. 14 (2). May 30, 2016. doi:10.18848/1447-9516/CGP/v14i02.

[7] "Kopka, Keith | Holy Family University". www.holyfamily.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[8] "Tampa Review 2019 Prize for Poetry". Tampa Review. Tampa Press. 23 November 2019.

[countFour-9] Kopka, Keith (2020). Count Four. University of Tampa Press. ISBN 978-1-59732-179-2.

[10] Kopka, Keith (2018). Asking a Shadow to Dance: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry. Great River Learning. ISBN 9781680758443.

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