Mark Turpin is an American poet.
Life Turpin 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.
He lives and works in Berkeley, California.
His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Threepenny Review, Ploughshares, and Slate.
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