Mark Shackleton

Clearer Mark Shackleton

As you sit looking at all the chaos, it looks so attractive. It's like a sick drawing card. Author Mark Shackleton collects twenty-two poems about life, love, and the nature of the very universe. Never shying from tough subjects, his collection tackles philosophy and spirituality by first focusing on the self. Mark's work questions humanity and personal reality while exploring how we connect to society and one another. He faced up to where the sky was clear. If he could look, he could see. Uplifting and critical in turns, his poetry always encourages us to better ourselves and look within to find our best natures. Clearer embraces the complicated, chaotic relationship we have with our own emotions and the messy complexities of our pasts. Delving beyond ego, he teaches us to trust ourselves. Even in the darkest times, we cannot give into our own human foibles. As his work seeks truth and illuminates our inner selves, perhaps we can all see things in a clearer light. Mark Shackleton is an author living in Glasgow, Scotland whose work is influenced by humanity's reflection through the lens of time. His fascination with how words shape our thought and our world is reflected throughout his poetry. Clearer is Mark's first poetry collection.