Mark Turpin (poet)
Introduction '''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.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