David Cope

David Cope is a Detroit-born poet (born 1948) who taught for many years at Grand Rapids Community College and as adjunct faculty at Western Michigan University. He served as Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids from 2011 to 2014. His awards include a Pushcart Prize (1977) and a literature award from the American Academy/Institute of Arts and Letters (1988). His collected poems, Moonlight Rose in Blue, was published by Grand River Poetry Press in 2025.