Mark Turpin (poet)

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