Jay Hopler (November 23, 1970 – June 15, 2022) [1] was an American poet.
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).
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. [2]
Hopler was married to poet and Renaissance scholar Kimberly Johnson. [2] [3]
On 15 June 2022, Hopler died in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a battle with prostate cancer. [4]
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