Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 5hHappy to have a poem nominated for the Best of the Net award! 010
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Christine Klocek-Lim @chrissiemkl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Best of the Net 2026 Nominations OPEN to Submissions —a poem each day—...autumnskypoetrydaily.comBest of the Net 2026 NominationsOPEN to Submissions —a poem each day— 044
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Theric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Just reread the essay and discovered that subtitle is from the text. Go me!furtherlightmag.comGod’s Ammunition Is Not Exhausted: on a new edition of Elias: An Epic of the AgesIf God be for us lowly poets, who can be against us? 021
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The world is full of poetry! If you haven't seen it yet, check out NVR's translation issue. It features modern translations of living poets writing in lots of languages, from Amharic to Uzbek, and many in between. We know there's something in it you'll enjoy! 023
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 12/05/2026In this essay @danielcowper.bsky.social discusses why poetry is so unpopular with general readers (link in the comments). He then takes a look at contemporary poetry that is popular (in terms of Amazon sales). It isn't to be missed! 142
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 23/04/2026A great special issue of @newversereview.bsky.social full of excellent translations of living poets from around the world. Please, read and share! 042
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Boris Dralyuk @bdralyuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026My great thanks to the editors of @newversereview.bsky.social for housing my translation of Julia Nemirovskaya’s poem about the inner spirit—the zest, the spark—that keeps the abyss at bay. 13110
Reposted by Daniel Cooper A. E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I'm here with translations of a couple of sonnets from the Greek of Yiannis Doukas: 0114
Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 23/04/2026A great special issue of @newversereview.bsky.social full of excellent translations of living poets from around the world. Please, read and share! 042
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 23/04/202619 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!newversereview.comNew Verse Review Issue 3.2: Translation-Spring 2026The spring 2026 translation issue of New Verse Review, featuring translations by A.E. Stallings, Boris Dralyuk, Rhina Espaillat, George Szirtes, Dick Davis, and others. 01011
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In anticipation of our upcoming translation issue, we recently published three pieces of prose about translation(s), two reviews and one interview. Check them out in the comments below! 112
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Nicole Caruso Garcia @nicolecarusogarcia.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Delighted to have this "rood" poem in LightPoetryMagazine's Poems of the Week. Thank you to Melissa Balmain, Kevin Durkin, & The Light Brigade for embracing it. Check out all the Poems of the Week at lightpoetrymagazine.com #EasterHumor #EasterCandy #candy #chocolatecrosses 021
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Coming Soon! NVR associate editors @dacooperpoet.bsky.social and Mary Grace Mangano recently completed work on a translation special issue. Watch for it late next month. 122
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Today is #WorldPoetryDay,, in honor of which, I'm posting a sampling of some of the best poetry from the first two years of Forgotten Ground Regained. This is from the Fall 2025 issue: "Hellhound" by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/alliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 053
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Congratulations to @dacooperpoet.bsky.social! His poem "Hellhound" is on @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Rhysling longlist. Read it here: alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #speculative #sff #scifi #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #rhysling #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity 🪐📚alliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 175
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Further Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Just an ordinary day for two sister missionaries, tracting through Dante's Inferno. But for one demon, it might mean a chance at redemption. Find out what happens in DA Cooper's "The Fallen." #LDS #poetry #Dante #religiouspoetry #religiousspeculative 132
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Theric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Jokes for next year:theatlantic.comThis Joke Explains Iran TodayDark humor is sometimes the most reliable weapon. 011
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Like @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social, congrats to @sfpoetry.bsky.social's 2026 Rhysling Award nominees! I am pleased to note that Forgotten Ground Regained has two poems on the list: @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's "Hellhound" @mrpoemguy.bsky.social's "Knot Loosener Memorial Disputation with Gas Giant" 053
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Liz Busby @lizbusby.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The first issue of my crazy project is out! Order a copy and read about magical secret agents from the Republic of Deseret, fantastical retellings of scripture stories, possession, angels, astronauts, the problem of evil in Mistborn, CS Lewis's Perelandra from an LDS perspective, and more! 022
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 23/01/2026NVR's winter issue is available! Featuring @katiedozier.bsky.social, @janezwart.bsky.social, @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social, @sethwieck.bsky.social, @kdawn999.bsky.social, @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social, @poetjs.bsky.social, and more! 1126
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Irreantum @irreantum.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Another favorite poet of ours, DA Cooper, dives into...someone called this a meme, but I'm not sure that's quite right? irreantum.associationmormonletters.org/23-1-mental-...irreantum.associationmormonletters.orgMental Health Pain Scale: When Your Psychiatrist is LDS - IrreantumD. A. Cooper is the poetry editor of Further Light: Science Fiction... 111
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026D.A. Cooper, "On Odin's Journey", in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/on-od... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetsalliteration.netOn Odin’s Journey, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. CooperWith an opening line, it all begins: / We’re formed when fire · and frost collide / deep inside · the soundless abyss ... 054
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026"I Raise My Voice", a poem in alliterative verse by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained. alliteration.net/poetry/i-rai... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrytwitter #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #psalms #meditationalliteration.netI Raise My Voice, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. CooperMy soul delights · in the Lord my God / as I contemplate continually · his everlasting kindness. / But despite his goodness, my spirit grieves .. 012
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Eric Colburn @etherealcolburn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Thrilled to have a new poem in the new issue of FGR, along with great work by @stevensearcy.bsky.social, @dacooperpoet.bsky.social, @rhunedhel.bsky.social and many others. Here's my alliterative tree psalm, written while with students in the amazing Arnold Arboretum: alliteration.net/poetry/among...alliteration.netAmong the Drumlins, a poem in alliterative verse by Eric ColbournThe trees growing in this glen, this glacial kettle, / stand like silent friends that scribble truth / from leaf to leaf ... 072
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Further Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 13/01/2026New fiction from Lee Allred! We hope you enjoy "Opera of the Abyss, Part 1: Murder and the Rue Morgue." Join Field Agent Nils Lund of the Republic of Deseret as he pursues an unnatural monster and a stolen invention across the rooftops of Paris. With art by Kevin Wasden. #althistory #steampunk 131
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Further Light Magazine @furtherlightmag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025We know it's been a little quiet around here, but that's all about to change! Further Light begins publishing next week! More details on our website. 112
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 22/11/2025I'm very happy to have my first Pushcart nomination. Thanks to @rhunedhel.bsky.social at Forgotten Ground Regained! 052
Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 22/11/2025I'm very happy to have my first Pushcart nomination. Thanks to @rhunedhel.bsky.social at Forgotten Ground Regained! 052
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Forgotten Ground Regained's sixth and final Pushcart nomination for 2025: @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's poem, "Hellhound": alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #poetry #Pushcart #Prize #nomination #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBlueskyalliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 043
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Also in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's poem "Hellhound", inspired by a scene in Dante's Inferno. It imitates the Norse poetic form fornyrðislag. alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #poetry #Dante #inferno #hellhound #alliterative #poetryalliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 143
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Read my review of Midge Goldberg's To Be Opened After My Death @newversereview.bsky.social: newversereview.substack.com/p/a-review-o...newversereview.substack.comA Review of To Be Opened After My Death by Midge GoldbergReview by D.A. Cooper 022
Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Read my review of Midge Goldberg's To Be Opened After My Death @newversereview.bsky.social: newversereview.substack.com/p/a-review-o...newversereview.substack.comA Review of To Be Opened After My Death by Midge GoldbergReview by D.A. Cooper 022
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Today at NVR, @dacooperpoet.bsky.social reviews Midge Goldberg's collection To Be Opened After My Death (Kelsay Books). This one will be of special interest to lovers of light verse! Link below: 131
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 02/11/2025New Verse Review is open from November 1 through November 30 for poetry submissions to its winter issue. We'd be honored if you shared your work with us. Full details below: 153
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I recently had two alliterative poems published, one spiritual and one spooky. Thanks to Dialogue and FGR! @dialoguejournal.bsky.social @rhunedhel.bsky.social alliteration.net/poetry/hellh... www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/bir... 044
Daniel Cooper @dacooperpoet.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I recently had two alliterative poems published, one spiritual and one spooky. Thanks to Dialogue and FGR! @dialoguejournal.bsky.social @rhunedhel.bsky.social alliteration.net/poetry/hellh... www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/bir... 044
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025@dacooperpoet.bsky.social's "Hellhound" imitates Norse epic meter (fornyrðislag). 8-line stanzas. Both stresses in odd lines should alliterate with the 1st stress in the next line. Cooper breaks with historic form by allowing a single alliteration in odd lines. alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/alliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 122
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Now that the current issue is out, here's the next open call for submissions for alliterative poetry. Psalms and meditations ... alliteration.net/info/call-fo... #submissionscall #alliteration #poetrysky #poetrycommunityalliteration.netCall for Submissions, Issue 8Submit your alliterative poems to Forgotten Ground Regained by January 1 075
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Jackson Crawford @norsebysw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Are your kids texting about the Poetic Edda? 13112
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 27/10/2025New alliterative poem by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social: www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/bir... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeversedialoguejournal.comBirding at the Lake - Dialogue JournalA pod of pelicans patrols the shore like angels guarding the gates of heaven. 0169
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Here's @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's Norse-style take on Dante's inferno! Hell may be hard, but the words gotta dance ... alliteration.net/poetry/hellh... #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #alliterativeverse #Dante #infernoalliteration.netHellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ... 022
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Announcing: The Fall, 2025 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, featuring modern English poetry in Norse and Icelandic forms. 17 poems, 3 articles, with loads of info for the curious (& some great poems!) alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoetsalliteration.netCurrent Issue: Fall 2025Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse 1337
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Check out New Verse Review's Halloween issue! www.newversereview.com/issue-2-4--H... 183
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Dennis Wise @denniswise.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Countdown to the next issue of FORGOTTEN GROUND REGAINED begins! 022
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 18/10/2025To introduce the Fall issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, releasing next Saturday, I'm introducing its authors first. D.A. Cooper is publishing "Hellhound" (based on a scene from Dante's Inferno) in FGR. Previous publications include "Rise" in The North American Anglican: northamanglican.com/rise/northamanglican.comRise | The North American AnglicanThick, mist-forged shackles held us in the cave, imprisoned for the crime of losing all. We saw nothing but shadows on the wall— they gamboled and they taunted us. We gave in to the dark. A crushing f... 063
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Irreantum @irreantum.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Some good news on old news:irreantum.associationmormonletters.orgCongratulations to Maria Mortensen Davis! - Irreantum. Maria Mortensen Davis‘s poem “Living Water“; which appeared in Irreantum 21.1—Mothers, Missionaries,... 011
Reposted by Daniel Cooper New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social · 13/10/2025NVR's Halloween edition will launch on Tues, Oct 14. In celebration we are throwing our first ever HALLOWEEN PARTY! On Fri, Oct 17 at 8pm ET we will have a Zoom reading with some of the poets from the issue. We are looking forward to seeing you there! For tickets, please click the link below: 122
Reposted by Daniel Cooper Theric Jepson @thmazing.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Public-service announcement: I finally bought a copy because for some unknown reason Amazon is currently selling it for $6.34: amzn.to/4365saWamzn.toLatter-day Saint Art: A Critical ReaderLatter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader [Beardsley, Amanda, Allred, Mason] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader 022
Reposted by Daniel Cooper James Goldberg @goldbergwriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Just wanted to announce that my next book comes out Sept 29. Latter-day Sikh is a biography of my grandpa, Gurcharan Singh Gill, and a reflection on the two beautiful faiths that shaped his life. More here: jamesgoldberg.substack.com/p/latter-day... 041
