Mark Statman's most recent books are Black Tulips: The Selected Poems of José María Hinojosa (University of New Orleans Press, 2012), the first English language translation of the significant poet of Spain's Generation of 1927; the poetry collection, Tourist at a Miracle (Hanging Loose, 2010); and a translation, with Pablo Medina, of Federico García Lorca's Poet in New York (Grove 2008). His poetry collection, A Map of the Winds, will appear with Lavender Ink in the fall of 2013.

Author of Listener in the Snow (Teachers & Writers, 2000), and, with Christian McEwen, co-editor of The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing (Teachers & Writers, 2000) his poetry, essays and translations have appeared in nine other anthologies, as well as such publications as Tin House, Hanging Loose, Performing Arts Journal, The Cincinnati Review, South Bank Poetry (England) Ezra: A Journal of Translation, The Hat, Bayou, Boog, Occasional Religion, Washington Square, conduit, Subtopics, The Florida Review, Ping Pong, and American Poetry Review.

He has been featured on Poetry Daily, The Bob Edwards Show, The Leonard Lopate Show, The Moe Greene Poetry Discussion, The Nevada Girls Literary Hour, and PBS New York Voices. A recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Writers Project, he is currently at work on translating the poems of Mario Benedetti. Statman is an Associate Professor of Literary Studies at Eugene Lang College, The New School for the Liberal Arts.