Biography mark nepo

American poet (born 1951)

Mark Nepo (born February 23, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York), is a poet and spiritual adviser who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over 40 years.^[1] Nepo is best known for his New York Times #1 bestseller,^[2]The Book of Awakening. He has published 23 books and recorded 15 audio projects.

A cancer survivor, Nepo writes and teaches about the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.

Biography mark nepo

Personal life

Nepo has a doctorate in English. He taught for 18 years at the State University of New York in Albany, New York. He then moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. In his 30s he was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, a struggle which helped to form his philosophy of experiencing life fully while staying in relationship to an unknowable future.

Career

In 2010, Oprah Winfrey chose Nepo's The Book of Awakening as one of her Ultimate Favorite Things for her farewell season, launching it