Bill Copeland (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Copeland (poet)

American writer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Lilburn, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 19-Oct-2010

Profession: poet, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bill Copeland (poet)

  • Bill Copeland was an American poet, writer and historian.
  • He was born at the Emory University Hospital in 1946.
  • He was raised in Dekalb County, Georgia and lived above his father's country store.
  • During the 1970s Copeland earned his master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Georgia.
  • Copeland has held many jobs throughout his life consisting of a probation counselor, a parole officer in Augusta, and also a disability adjudicator for people seeking social security in Atlanta.
  • He then started his own private practice before retiring in 1995 at the age of 49.
  • It wasn't until after his retirement that Copeland began to write.
  • He was a member of the Georgia Writers Association, the National Writers Association, and Libros International.
  • Copeland lived in Lilburn Georgia throughout his adult years.
  • He died 19 October 2010 due to complications from liver failure.
  • Bill Copeland is remembered by his wife, Kathy Copeland, as well as his daughter, Lily Copeland

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