William Lusk Coppage
Biography
After serving as a crew chief in the United States Air Force, William Lusk Coppage completed his MFA in poetry from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA. His poetry has appeared in journals such as The Oxford American and The Greensboro Review. His chapbook, Fantasies of Men, won the 2012 Main Street Rag Chapbook Contest. Originally from the Mississippi Delta, he lives with his wife, Missy Coppage, in Greenville, MS.
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Also By This Poet
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Flood (Swan Scythe Press, 2013)
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Notes to a Husband (Imaginary Friend Press, 2013)
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Lancelot (Lazy Mouse Press, 2013)
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Night Fishing (Yellow Flag Press, 2011)
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28 Blackbirds at the End of the World (Bandersnatch Books, 2010)
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Aubade (Yellow Flag Press, 2009)
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Counting Dust Devils: Early Season (Yellow Flag Press, 2009)
Awards
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Winner, 2013 Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Award
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Semi-Finalist, 2013 Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Contest
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Best of the Net Nomination, “The Hard Lines of Our Bodies” (Trigger - #2, 2012)
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Best of the Net Nomination, “Rayville, LA, 1927” (Trigger - #1, 2011)
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Finalist, Standing Rock Chapbook Contest, 2012
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Rhysling Award Nomination, "28 Blackbirds at the End of the World," 2008
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James Award Nomination, "Rhyme In Haiku," 2006
Media
Original cover, first edition
William Lusk Coppage (left) at Vision/Verse reception.
Original cover, first edition
2010 - present
2010 - present