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Mark Schwartz

June 01, 1954 - April 07, 2020

We created a GatheringUs memorial to celebrate the life of Mark Schwartz. Collecting your stories and memories of Mark here will honor his life and offer you and us great comfort. Thank you for contributing to this lasting memorial.

OBITUARY
Mark died on April 7 at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Thank you to the staff and doctors at Highland for their care. Mark was a poet, a peace activist, a politician, a friend. Let's honor Mark's life and his passing by remembering him with stories, photos, poems, videos, art-- any expression you wish to contribute in his memory is welcome.
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  • John Rowe
    John Rowe
    March 28, 2022
  • Mark Shervey
    Mark Shervey:
    June 2, 2020
    Mark's passion was impressive on his own, but his compassion to slow down and talk to people when he could is something I always really admired.
  • Cynthia Papermaster
    Cynthia Papermaster:
    May 31, 2020
    Great interview with Mark in 2008, by Judy Joy Jones. When I say "great" I mean it's a really true distillation of who he was in all his awesome quirkiness.
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    Mark Schwartz; North Beach Poet who writes 'Absurdly Naked' po
    Judy Joy Jones Show with Mark Schwartz; a 'North Beach Poet'; from San Francisco writes 'Absurdly Naked Poems!' He knew the beat poets who lived and performed in North Beach during their careers. Marks written
  • Cynthia Papermaster
    Cynthia Papermaster added 1 photo(s) to the memorial Mark Schwartz:
    May 31, 2020
    Mark Schwartz
  • Cynthia Papermaster
    Cynthia Papermaster:
    May 30, 2020
    https://www.blogtalkradio.com/Judy-Joy-Jones-Show/2008/07/24/Mark-Schwartz-North-Beach-Poet-who-writes-Absurdly-Naked-poems
    Mark Schwartz; North Beach Poet who writes 'Absurdly Naked' po
    Judy Joy Jones Show with Mark Schwartz; a 'North Beach Poet'; from San Francisco writes 'Absurdly Naked Poems!' He knew the beat poets who lived and performed in North Beach during their careers. Marks written