Book: The Boy Who Wrote Poetry digital version

The Boy Who Wrote Poetry is an inspirational story of a young man who followed his dream to write. Although he died tragically at the age of eighteen, he left behind a legacy of poetry that is as transcendent and uplifting today as the day he died in 1970. Told through photographs and interviews with his family and friends, this is the story of a prolific artist who didn't wait to express his voice.

Mark said, "This collection of poetry is my own searching for an identity. I write so that I may understand and so others may understand it, too."

I hope that when my last account is due
That I may cleanse the coarseness from my view
May give so pure a gift of life to youth;
And may the child be wise, at least that day
And realize the depth of truth before
The memory forever fades away; and may
He have the wisdom not to ask for more.