Daniel Mark Epstein

This article is about the poet and biographer. For other uses, see Daniel Epstein and Mark Epstein.

Daniel Mark Epstein
Born (1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 76)
Washington, D.C., United States
Occupations
  • Poet
  • playwright
  • biographer
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Daniel Mark Epstein (born October 25, 1948) is an American poet, dramatist, and biographer. His poetry has been noted for its erotic and spiritual lyricism, as well as its power—in several dramatic monologues—in capturing crucial moments of American history. While he has continued to publish poetry he is more widely known for his biographies of Nat King Cole, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bob Dylan and Abraham Lincoln, and his radio plays, "Star of Wonder," and "The Two Menorahs," which have become holiday mainstays on National Public Radio.