Mark Doty (Poet ) was born in Tennessee, United States on a Monday, August 10, 1953 🎈. Mark Doty is 71 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Award-winning author and poet known for My Alexandria and other AIDS-epidemic-themed works. He was the 2008 recipient of the National Book Award for Poetry.
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| FULL NAME: | Mark Doty |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 10, 1953 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Tennessee, United States |
| AGE: | 71 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Mark Doty is a Poet. Mark was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
His long-term partner, Wally Roberts, died of AIDS in 1994. After Roberts’ death, Doty went on to marry Paul Lisicky, whom he divorced in 2013. Find out who is Mark Doty dating right now.
He attended Drake University and Goddard College. He published his debut poetry collection — Turtle, Swan — in 1987.
DID YOU KNOW He taught at many universities, including Princeton, Columbia, and New York University.
FACT He was inspired by the work of William Carlos Williams.
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Birthday
Currently, Mark Doty is 71 years old. His next birthday is away. Mark will celebrate his 72nd birthday on a Monday, August 10th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 10, 1953. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Mark Doty’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Mark Doty was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Mark Doty is a 71 years old Poet, born in August, in the Year of the Serpent (1953), and is a Leo. His life path number is 9. Mark’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and his birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 10.
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