Becoming an editor for CreateTank press was a natural stop for Dr. Robert F. Cohen in his career trajectory. He was a writing instructor for years at Columbia University and Hostos Community College, and the expectations he established for his students reflected the training he had received in graduate studies in French language and literature, where textual analysis and an ardent respect for a proper balance between form and content were a given. Although his students may have found it quite a challenge to follow his "vision," most of them learned what he fundamentally sought to teach them in the first place -to think logically - and some of them even moved on to become successful writers in their own right. Dr. Cohen has worked as the chief editor for CreateTank press since its inception and, coincidentally, since his official retirement from the academic world. Thus far, through his efforts, impressive works of art have seen the light of day: Star Witness (by Orlando Ferrand, 2018), Bronx Rhapsody (by Maria Meli, 2020), and Such a Dangerous Silence (by Kim Sanabria, 2023), the English translation of Un si dangereux silence (French original by Harry Koumrouyan).Dr. Cohen received his academic degrees from Queens College (CUNY) in 1966 (B.A. magna cum laude in French, with election into Phi Beta Kappa), from Columbia University in 1968 (M.A. in French and Romance Philology), and from Harvard University in 1975 (Ph.D. in French). When called upon, he remains to this day a teacher, writer, editor, translator, and an international communications facilitator. For him, the creative life - honoring it and living it to the fullest - is where all his hopes and dreams are nurtured.
