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Wyn Cooper has published five books of poems, including, most recently, Mars Poetica (White Pine Press, 2018). His first novel will be published in June of 2022. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker , The Paris Review , and Poetry , as well as in twenty-five anthologies of contemporary poetry. His poems have been turned into songs by Sheryl Crow, David Broza, and Madison Smartt Bell. He is a former editor of Quarterly West , and the recipient of a fellowship from the Ucross Foundation. He works as a freelance editor. Photo by Shawna Parker