Written in Stone

by Mark Olynyk

Written in Stone is a history of poetry; spanning thirty-five years. A collection of poems about reality and the human condition. What is and what seems to be. Truth and the transience of life. The meaning of death. Myth as a state of mind. Decoding dreams and visions. The writing process. Our relationship with Nature. Super science and the reign of the machine. These are the themes of this book.

Mark Olynyk

Mark Olynyk has an Honour Graduation Diploma from Eastview Secondary School in Barrie, Ontario. After moving to Toronto, he worked as a parking attendant at the CN Tower. On cloudy days, he read classics in his booth. His favourite poets include Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, Poe and T.S. Eliot.

The author says, “Writing is the great escape.” His poems have appeared in anthologies and literary journals such as: Whetstone, The Prairie Journal, The Canadian Writer’s Journal, The Penwood Review and Peace & Freedom. Two poetry chap-books: The Interior Sea: A Book of Poetic Philosophy and Hearsay and Heresy: Poetry Vol. II, were published by The Plowman.