Billy Mark

Art, Music, Poetry, Spirituality, Stage

Interdisciplinary poet Billy Mark studied music and theater at the California Institute of the Arts. His work is rooted in the art of poetic freestyle; it includes (but is not limited to) poetry, movement, music, monasticism, installation, and sound maps. In 2015, Mark was named a Kresge Literary Arts Fellow. Although Mark currently lives and works in Detroit, his creations have been performed at REDCAT (Los Angeles), Spiel Festival (Austria), and Bushwick Open Studios (New York).


Festival Years: 2018