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Mark Cox

マーク・コックス

Māku Kokkusu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956 (East St. Louis, Illinois)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Wilmington, North Carolina

Career

Occupations
Poet, Professor
Active Years
1989-2024
Affiliations
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Vermont College of Fine Arts

Education

DePauw University
Country: United States
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Department of Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Country: United States

Awards

Whiting Award
1987
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: Winner
Pushcart Prize
Result: Winner
Oklahoma Book Award
Result: Winner
The Society of Midland Authors Poetry Prize
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Smoulder

1989 Poetry

Thirty-seven Years from the Stone

1998 Poetry

Natural Causes

2004 Poetry

The Memory of Water

2011 Poetry

Sorrow Bread: New and Selected Poems 1984-2015

2017 Poetry

Readiness: Prose Poems

2018 Prose Poems

Knowing

2024 Poetry

Bibliography

  • Smoulder (1989)
  • Thirty-seven Years from the Stone (1998)
  • Natural Causes (2004)
  • The Memory of Water (ed., 2011)
  • Sorrow Bread: New and Selected Poems 1984-2015 (2017)
  • Readiness: Prose Poems (2018)
  • Knowing (2024)

Legacy

An American poet known for winning several awards and teaching creative writing at universities.

Trivia

  • Has 3 children.