David Cooper

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"Writer, translator, and trophyhusband"

Brooklyn, NY, USA
male, age 54
married
Speaks: hebrew, english
Joined Feb 23, 2009

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Hometown	NYC, NY
Homepage	http://davidfcooper.com
Birthday	Dec 27, 1954
Languages	hebrew, english
About Me	My co-author and I are seeking Jewish-American couples willing to be interviewed and photographed for a book on Jewish-American marriages and publishers interested in publishing this work: http://belovedbook.googlepages.com/home I cover the Jewish culture beat for www.examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-2807-NY-Jewish-Cu lture-Examiner
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Lifestyle
Pets	1 Cat
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Very Liberal
Religions	jewish
Eating Habits	Pescatarian
Wild Fact About Me	DAVID COOPER earned an MA in creative writing at The City College of CUNY where he won the Academy of American Poets Prize. His ebooks were published by PulpBits (2003) and his poems are anthologized in "XY Files: Poems On The Male Experience" (Santa Fe: Sherman Asher Publishing, 1997). His translation of Israeli poet Rachel Eshed's second book Havtachot Ktanot (Little Promises) is published by Mayapple Press (2006). His poems and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous periodicals. He was a finalist in the 1999 Snake Nation Press book contest, has been a semi-finalist in several other national contests, and was nominated for a 2006 Pushcart Prize. He is seeking a print publisher for his two ebooks of original poems and Jewish-American couples willing to be interviewed and photographed for a book on Jewish-American marriages he is co-writing.
My Philosophy
What Gives Me Hope	Young adults half my age who are aware, creative/innovative, and inclusive.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me	fear disguised as racism/prejudice, intolerance
Passions	language
Inspirations
What Scares Me	religious fanatics, ignorance
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Quotation	Do not be daunted by the enormity of the worlds grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.-The Talmud
Interests	human sexuality, Judaism, History, Liberal Politics, Jazz, Art House and foreign Cinema, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Modern Art
Books	poetry, Literary Fiction
Music	jazz
Movies	foreign, independent films, drama
TV Shows	Ovation Art Channel, Book TV on C-SPAN 2, Book TV on CSPAN, Maddow, olbermann, HBO series
Favorite Foods	dates and figs, curry
Favorite Places	the mountains, woods, forests, New York City
Can't Live Without	my laptop with internet connection!, my fitness workout, good books, good sex, engaging conversation, My marriage, my inner life
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