Mark Irwin (poet)

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Mark Irwin (born 1953)[1] is an American poet. He is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently Large White House Speaking (New Issues Press). His honors and awards include The Nation/Discovery Award, four Pushcart Prizes, a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, Colorado and Ohio Art Council Fellowships, two Colorado Book Awards,[2] the James Wright Poetry Award, and fellowships from the Fulbright, Lilly, and Wurlitzer Foundations.


His poems have appeared in a number of literary journals, including The American Poetry Review, The Atlantic, Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, Paris Review, Poetry, The Nation, New England Review, and The New Republic.[3] He attended the Iowa Writer's Workshop and Case Western Reserve University, and currently is an associate professor of English at the University of Southern California.[4]

Published works[]

Full-Length Poetry Collections[]

  • Large White House Speaking (New Issues Press, 2013)
  • Tall If (New Issues Press, 2008)
  • Bright Hunger (BOA, 2004)
  • White City (BOA, 2000)
  • Quick, Now, Always (BOA, 1990)
  • Against the Meanwhile (Wesleyan University Press 1989)

References[]

  1. ^ "Irwin, Mark, 1953-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Book Awards History". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "New Issues Poetry & Prose Large White House Speaking". Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "USC English Department Faculty Profile". Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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