mark harris
Mark Harris is a writer with a flair for incisive social commentary. [1]
After some 15 years together, the members of 4Him are pursuing their own solo projects. [2]
He is a contributor to Amandla, Conscious Choice, Dissent, Z, Utne (formerly Utne Reader), and other magazines. [1]
‘It’s exciting for me to be able to do that,’ Harris says, adding, ‘I never knew what it was like to write 12 songs and cut 12 songs. [3]
His work also appears online at Alternet, Common Dreams, OpEdNews, ZNet, and other popular news sites. [1]
He obtained a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota in 1956 and went on to teach at several universities, eventually settling at Arizona State, where he was a professor of English and taught in the creative writing program from 1980 to 2001. [4]
The Kratovil story was later widely reported by Chicago media, including the Chicago Tribune and the local Fox News TV affiliate. [1]
After 15 years with 4Him, a collaboration that resulted in 22 No. 1 hits and 8 Dove Awards, Mark Harris wasn’t laying the groundwork for a solo career when he released The Line Between the Two in June 2005. [3]
His first novel, Trumpet to the World, was published in 1946, and he continued to produce novels and contribute to periodicals through the years. [4]
A tender story of just how quickly kids grow up, ‘Writing On the Wall’ is one any parent who’s ever marked their child’s height on a wall will relate to. [3]
His essays explore topics ranging from women’s basketball to alternative medicine, health to human rights, talk radio and more. [1]
Written in the vernacular, the books are the account of Henry “Author” Wiggen, a pitcher for the fictional New York Mammoths. [...] Harris died of complications of Alzheimer’s Disease at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital at age 84. [...] His nephew is the writer Sa?d Sayrafiezadeh (sister is Martha Finkelstein) author of the memoir “When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir of a Political Childhood.”[] [4]
But the group’s not breaking up, say Andy Chrisman and Mark Harris. [2]
Sources:
[1] Mark-T-Harris
[2] Mark Harris - Music
[3] Mark Harris on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …
[4] Mark Harris (author) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia