American poet and writer Mark Doty has written several collections of poetry, including Theories and Apparitions and Fire to Fire. His third and most recent memoir, Dog Years, follows the lives of Doty's dogs and is set against the backdrop of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Notable Works
- "My Alexandria"
- "Bethlehem in Broad Daylight"
- "Turtle, Swan"
Quotes
- "Into the paradise of euphony, the good poet must introduce hell. Broken paradises are the only kind worth reading."GoodReads: Quotes by Mark Doty
- "Because the golden egg gleamed in my basket once, though my childhood became an immense sheet of darkening water I was Noah, and I was his ark, and there were two of every animal inside me"GoodReads: Quotes by Mark Doty
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Fast Facts
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Born
August 10, 1953
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Birthplace
Maryville, Tennessee
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First American to win T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
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2008 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry for Fire to FireNational Book Foundation: Mark Doty, Fire to Fire
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Graduated from Drake University in Iowa
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MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College
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Partner is writer Paul Lisicky
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Fire to Fire is a "best-of" collection ranging Doty's entire career as a poet
