Mark is an urban poet whose work focuses largely on the constantly changing Los Angeles street scene. Some of his work also deals with nature and the environment, and with Mark's childhood in Pomona. A native of the region, Mark is a graphic artist, web site designer and photographer for Stoker Creek Press. He has published one chapbook, Vain Tricks and Trances, now out-of-print, and performs at poetry readings and spoken word venues in southern California.

You can find a library of Mark's poetry on pathetic.org, and you can learn more about Mark from his personal web site, Inner Voices.

Choose from the links below to enjoy four of Mark's poems.

Jazz Ain't Like That
Rehearsal for Blue Train
The Boy Wanted Jazz
Encore