Mark Turpin is an American poet.

Life

He is the son of a Presbyterian minister. He has spent 25 years working construction and building houses. He graduated from Boston University at age 47, with a master's degree.

Mark Turpin (poet)

He lives and works in Berkeley, California.

Mark Turpin (poet)

His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Threepenny Review, Ploughshares, and Slate.

Mark Turpin (poet)

Awards

1997 Whiting Award

2004 Ploughshares John C. Zacharis First Book Award for Hammer

Works

"Jobsite Wind", Slate

"Waiting for Lumber", Slate, July 16, 2002

"The Furrow", Tarpaulin Sky, Winter 2002

"The Box"; "Pickwork"; "Shithouse"; "In Winter"; "Will Turpin b. 1987"; "Photograph From Antietam", Boston Review, 19.1 "The Box", Online News Hour, September 2, 2002

Ploughshares

References

External links

Profile at The Whiting Foundation

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male poets Boston University alumni