Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature

Author: Mark Anthony Burke

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Born in Toronto but now calling the Pacific Northwest home, poet and musician Mark Anthony Burke has been writing poems and singing songs all his life. Over ten years ago, he began publishing his poetry in national literary journals and later expanded his creative pursuits into songwriting, performing, and recording. His songs are available on all major music streaming platforms, and his many music videos can be found on his YouTube channel.
  • What Silence Is

    What Silence Is

    Three poems explore memory, silence, and wild landscapes—where rivers, snowfields, and swallows shape our inner and outer worlds. “Sounds evaporate into quiet / the vibrations braiding / into the smoothed hum / we call silence.”