Mark S. Burrows

Mark Burrows is poet, translator, teacher, and scholar. Well known for his work on medieval mysticism and the intersection of poetry and spirituality, he is in demand as a retreat leader in the US, the UK and Europe, and Australia. His books include: "The Chance of Home: Poems" (2018); three collections of meditative poems inspired by the writings of Meister Eckhart, including most recently "Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light" (co-authored with Jon M. Sweeney, 2023,, a volume that was awarded the Gold Medal by the Nautilus Book Awards in 2024); a translation of Rilke's "The Book of Hours" (Part I), published as "Prayers of a Young Poet" (2013/2024); "99 Psalms" by SAID; and, "The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin" (2023). He is Poetry Editor for Wildhouse Publishing and for the journal Spiritus. His most recent books include a new translation of Rilke's "Sonnets to Orpheus" and "You Are the Future: Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke" (co-written with Stephanie Dowrick; Monkfish, 2024).