Poems by Mark Kirschen
Radio by Mark Kirschen
August 11, 2025
“And soon enough / You will feel lightly / For the warmth over your heart” — Mark Kirschen
Mark Kirschen
Mark Kirschen
Born: 1 August 1948 • Died: 27 February 1980
Mark Kirschen was born in Brooklyn, New York City on August 1, 1948. He grew up in Nassau County on Long Island, living in Rockville Centre until he left home in 1966 to study poetry and literature at Stony Brook University. Kirschen started publishing his poems in little magazines including Pony Tail, Panjandrum, Sumac, and Montemora during the 1970s. Kirschen's first and only book of poetry, Pier’s End, was issued as a special supplement to Montemora at the start of 1980. Tragically, suffering from chronic depression, Kirschen took his life and died in New York City on February 27, 1980. (Source)