Mark Turpin (poet)
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Mark Turpin is an American poet.
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.[citation needed]
He lives and works in Berkeley, California.
His work has appeared in The Paris Review,[1] The Threepenny Review,[2] Ploughshares,[3] and Slate.
Awards
- 1997 Whiting Award
- 2004 Ploughshares John C. Zacharis First Book Award for Hammer
