About

Mark Irwin

Assistant Professor of English

Contact Information
E-mail: mirwin@email.usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-3754
Office: THH 402A
Office Hours: T/TH : 12:30-2:00pm

LINKS
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
 

Education
Ph.D. English (1982), Case Western Reserve University
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Mark Irwin is a nationally acclaimed poet and four-time Pushcart Prize winner who has been described as a "descendant of William Carlos Williams and Hart Crane.” He is the author of six collections of poetry, and he has also translated several French and Romanian works. Irwin teaches undergraduate and graduate poetry workshops.
 

Research Specialties
MONSTER: "Distortion & Disjunction in Contemporary American Poetry & Painting." Book in Progress
 

Conferences and Other Presentations

Conference Presentations
""Poetry & Memorability in a Technological Age"", Association of Literary Scholars & Critics, Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, Denver, ALSC, Invited, 10/09/2009-10/11/2009  
"Poetry Reading", LA Times Book Festival, , Los Angeles, CA, 04/28/2006-04/29/2006  
"Poetry Reading", , Colorado, Longmont Museum, 03/15/2006  
""The Poetry of Jim Simmerman"", Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Lecture/Panel, , Atlanta, 03/01/2006-03/03/2006  
 

Publications

Journal Article
Irwin, M. (2007). "Four Poems". TriQuarterly/Northwestern University Press. pp. p.NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Sermon" Poem. Hawaii Pacific Review/University of Hawaii. pp. p. vol 20.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Czeslaw Milosz' Theater of Encounter" Essay. Lake Effect/Penn State University Press. pp. p. NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). Six Poems. Interim/University of Nevada. pp. p.NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Two Poems". American Poetry Review/Academic Press. pp. p.na.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Passing" Poem. American Literary Review/University of North Texas. pp. p.NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Summons" Poem. American Letters & Commentary. pp. p.NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Four Poems". LUNA/University of Minnesota. pp. p.NA.
Irwin, M. (2006). "Augenblick" Poem. Third Coast/Western Michigan University. pp. p.NA.
 

Poem
Irwin, M. (2009). "Here" and "The Singular of Trees". (Paul Hoover, Ed.). pp. 2. San Francisco, CA. New American Writing.
Irwin, M. (2009). "In Winter" and "Red Feather". (David Baker, Ed.). pp. 3. Gambier, Ohio. Kenyon Review.
Irwin, M. (2009). "Ghost". (David Hamilton, Ed.). Iowa City, IA. Iowa Review.
Irwin, M. (2009). "On Sunday, Sometimes". (Sidney Wade, Ed.). Gainesville, FL University of Florida. subtropics.
Irwin, M. (2009). "Landscape with Horse Named Popcorn". (Christian Wiman, Ed.). pp. 1. Chicago, IL. Poetry Magazine.
Irwin, M. (2009). Two Poems: "Table of Contents," "Tell Me". (Sven Birkerts, Ed.). pp. 2. Boston University Boston, MA. AGNI REVIEW.
Irwin, M. (2008). "Empire". pp. 1. Chicago, IL. Poetry Magazine.
 

Poetry Collection
 

Advisement

Office Hours
T/TH : 12:30-2:00pm, And by appointment on Wednesday
 

New Courses Developed
ENGL 456: Contemporary World Poetry in Translation & Translation Workshop, English/Creative Writing, 2009-2010   
 

Honors and Awards
Mellon Mentoring Award for Graduate Students, 2009-2010   
2006 Pushcart Prize for Poetry, 6/9/2006-12/30/2006  
Lois Beebe Hayna Award/Western Poetry Society, 2/12/2006  
Poem "Ends" featured on Poetry Daily, 1/25/2006  
 

Service to the Profession

Editorships and Editorial Boards
Contributing Editor, Hotel Amerika, 01/01/2005-01/01/2009  
 

Professional Memberships
Poetry Society of America, 01/25/2004-  
 
 
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