Joan Drescher Cooper-- Poetry and Short Stories​

​If nothing else, humanity is an interesting condition.

Publications

Joan is a career educator, lover of poetry, and spinner of fiction. She recently retired after a remarkable 33-year teaching career, dedicating herself to shaping the minds of countless students and making a lasting impact on her community.

Joan is an avid cook, gardener, and master dog walker, and enjoys days spent with her own children and grandchildren. She is a founding member of the Salisbury Writers Group, and active in the Maryland Writers Association and the Eastern Shore Writers Association.

Fellowship Award for Poets and Writers, 2026
Chapter 19 of Confessions in Birdsong, The Write Launch, April 2025
"Harmon Gothic," Baltimore Gothic, September 2025
"Winter River Cycle," Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
“Overgrown," Chesapeake Writers Conference, 2024
"The Light at Eastern & Eastern," WILDsound Writing Festival, July 2024
Circling the Inferno, Salt Water Media, 2023​
"Circling the Inferno," The Write Launch, 2022
"Celia's Audience with a Madman,"  The Bay to Ocean Anthology, 2020
"Sonnets from Quarantine Day 5 & 6," The Delmarva Review, 2020
"Overgrown," The Here l Not Here Anthology by SU Galleries, 2020
"Craft--Boat," The Sand Dune Anthology, Local Gems Press, 2020
Birds Like Me Poetry Collection, Finishing Line Press, 2019
Book Review of  The Animators, The Delmarva Review 2019
"Cakes, Pies, and Fancy French Pastries," River Babble, 2018
"Bird at Work," Doorknobs and Body Paint, 2016
Lilac Hill Folly, Salt Water Media, 2016
Return to Lilac Hill, Salt Water Media, 2015
Finding Home at Lilac Hill, Salt Water Media, 2014