Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026
Mark J. Mitchell

Mark J. Mitchell

Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for 50 years. He lives in San Francisco where he points out pretty things.

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About Mark J. Mitchell

Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for 50 years. His latest collection is Something To Be. A novel, A Book of Lost Songs was recently published by Histria Books. He’s fond of baseball, Louis Aragon, Dante, and his wife, activist Joan Juster. He lives in San Francisco where he points out pretty things.

He can be found on Bluesky @MJMitchellwriter

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  • Absent

    Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for 50 years. He lives in San Francisco where he points out pretty things.

  • Nympholepsy

    "...Her hill holds her until time runs away..."

  • Nature Poem (San Francisco)

    "...Late foghorns sing..."

  • Transformation

    "There’s tender alchemy to a warm night..."

  • The Pink Lady Patrols

    "...No one knows how long it’s waited..."

  • A Well-tempered Calculator

    "A taste of music sits pink on her tongue..."

  • In Media Res

    "Your television lies to you..."

  • Silent Vow

    "...three clocks that speak time..."

  • Polly Cannon's Day Job

    "...Small kindness that might guard this place..."