Mark Lupinetti

Flavian Mark Lupinetti is a poet, fiction writer, and cardiothoracic surgeon from West Virginia who now lives in New Mexico. His chapbook The Pronunciation Part won the grand prize in The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2024 and was released in February 2025. His poem "Rejection Speech" from that book was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His writing draws on his decades of medical practice, covering the operating room, emergency room, and intensive care unit. He holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has published work in several literary journals.