Mark Doty

Mark Doty is an American poet and memoirist best known for his work My Alexandria. He was the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008.

Poetry in America · S2, E8

Leaves of Grass

Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth. Guests Elena Kagan, Tony Kushner, Mark Doty, Marilyn Chin, and a group of National Student Poets discuss Whitman’s powerful and timeless work.
Poetry in America · S2, E4

This Your Home Now

Elisa New talks with Mark Doty, Steven Pinker, Bill T. Jones, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler about “This Your Home Now,” where a visit to the barber shop sparks a meditation on love, the AIDS crisis, and the satisfactions of getting older.

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