Mark Nepo

Mark Nepo
Mark nepo

Mark Nepo (born February 23, 1951) is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over thirty years.[1] Nepo is best known for his New York Times #1 bestseller,[2] The Book of Awakening. He has published twelve books and recorded six audio projects. As a cancer survivor, Nepo writes and teaches about the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.

In 2010, Oprah Winfrey chose Nepo's Book of Awakening as one of her Ultimate Favorite Things for her farewell season, launching it to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. In 2010 and 2011, Nepo was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey as part of her SIRIUS XM Radio show, "Soul Series."[3] He was also interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America.[4] Oprah has also written about Nepo twice in her O! Magazine article, "What I Know for Sure," (most recently in April 2011).[5]

Books

  • The Book of Awakening (Red Wheel-Conari, 2000)
  • As Far As the Heart Can See (HCI Books, Sept 2011)
  • Finding Inner Courage (Red Wheel-Conari, Feb 2011, originally published as Facing the Lion, Being the Lion, 2007)
  • The Book of Awakening (CD Box Set, Simon & Schuster, March 2011)
  • Finding Inner Courage (CD Box Set, Simon & Schuster, March 2011)
  • Staying Awake (CD Box Set, Sounds True, Spring 2012)
  • Holding Nothing Back (CD Box Set, Sounds True, Spring 2012)
  • Surviving Has Made Me Crazy (CavanKerry Press, 2007)
  • Unlearning Back to God: Essays on Inwardness (collected essays) (Khaniqahi Nimatullahi Publications, 2006)
  • Deepening the American Dream: Reflections on the Inner Life and Spirit of Democracy (Editor) (Jossey-Bass, 2005)
  • Suite for the Living (Bread for the Journey International, 2004)
  • Inhabiting Wonder (Bread for the Journey International, 2004)
  • Acre of Light (Greenfield Review Press, 1994, also available as an audiotape from Parabola under the title Inside the Miracle, 1996)
  • Fire Without Witness (British American Ltd., 1988)
  • God, the Maker of the Bed, and the Painter (Greenfield Review Press, 1988)

Nepo's work has been translated into several languages, including French, Portuguese, Japanese, and Danish.

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