Daniel Cooperrider reads his essay "Cloud Study" from our Spring 2026 issue.

Daniel Cooperrider is a writer, ecotheologian, and pastor in the United Church of Christ. He is the author of Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You, Gold Winner in the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards, and Live Each Season as It Passes. Cooperrider and family are based on the edge of the driftless region of Madison, WI.