Mark Doty

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Mark Doty
Born	(1953-08-10) August 10, 1953 (age 71) Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Drake University; Goddard College
Genre	Poetry
Notable awards	National Book Award for Poetry
Spouse	Paul Lisicky ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2013)​ Alexander Hadel ​ (m. 2015)​

Mark Doty (born August 10, 1953) 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.^[1]