Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Please see: Michael Cooper Michael Cooper is an inland empire poet, PoetrIE member, CSUSB MFA Graduate, Veteran, and parent to two great sons: Markus & Jonathan. More of Cooper’s poems can be found in The Berkeley Review, The Portland Review, The LA Review, H_NGM_N among other fine publications. Cooper’s new book, coauthored with good friend Cindy Rinne, Speaking Through Sediment, is now available from ELJ Publications. Michael's work is experimental, seeking out new ways of exploring representational fields. The work is primarily concerned with returning people to care, and concern for others. Through use of storytelling and community building with the help of fellow writers, Michael hopes to be part of the wave toward understanding, agency, and breathing life into metaphor. Michael would like to make you aware that the splash zone includes the first 11 rows. source: Amazon