Mark Turcotte (born 1958) is a Native American

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. He has published two books of poetry, ''Exploding Chippewas'' and ''Feathered Heart''. ''Road Noise'', a

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was translated into French by the author

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. Illustrations for "Feathered Heart" and the cover art for "Road Noise" were created by Kathleen Presnell. Turcotte is a member of the

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. He was born in

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to a Scots-Irish American mother and Native American father. He spent many of his early childhood years on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation in addition to stints with migrant camps in western United States before returning to Lansing with his mother and older sister following his father's departure from the family. Turcotte is currently a visiting

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His works

* and Kathleen S. Presnell. ''Songs of Our Ancestors: Poems About Native Americans''. Chicago: Children's Press, 1995. * ''The Feathered Heart''. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1998. * ''Road Noise: A Poem''. Minneapolis, MN: Mesilla Press, 1998. * ''Exploding Chippewas''. Evanston, Ill: TriQuarterly Books, 2002.

References

External links

''Native American Authors''

''Mark Turcotte Biography''

''DePaul University Department of English Faculty''
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