David Hassler

David Hassler is the Bob and Walt Wick Executive Director at Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. With Poets for Science founder Jane Hirshfield, he and the Wick Poetry Center have led the Poets for Science initiative since 2017. He is the author or editor of ten books of poetry and nonfiction, and co-author of articles on poetry, technology, and healing in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, and the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. His awards include Ohio Poet of the Year, the Ohioana Book Award, and the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Award.