Michael E. Marks
Encyclopedia
Michael Edward Marks is an award-winning author, poet and songwriter best known for his patriotic writings in support of America's Armed Forces.
Mr. Marks also wrote the bestselling military science fiction novel Dominant Species (novel)
which provides a very hard-hitting depiction of Marines in powered armor, as well as non-fiction books on counterterrorism such as The Emergency Responder's Guide to Terrorism. Books and interactive programs authored by Mr. Marks have been incorporated into state-mandatory certification programs in 27 states, with adoptions by such entities as the George Washington University College of Forensic Science, the US Army/FBI Hazardous Devices School, the FBI National Academy and throughout numerous federal and state-level law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Named the Poet Laureate of the Society of the 9th Infantry Division (United States) (SONID), Marks' work hangs in the Titan Missile Museum
in Sahuarita, Arizona
and has been featured in numerous books, magazines and newspapers around the world, to include Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
and The Washington Times
.
In 2007, Marks teamed with award-winning country music artist Michael Martin Murphey
to create the hit country single adaptation of "A Soldier's Christmas" after the poem met with longstanding ovations in Murphey's national Cowboy Christmas tour, leading to a national release. Marks' works have been professionally produced by on-air personalities such as Thom Richards, WOKO Radio and air annually on radio stations across the United States. In 2009, Chicago radio celebrity Paul Brian teamed with Joe Cantafio to produce a musical performance of "A Soldier's Christmas" to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project in their support of injured soldiers and their families.
Several of these poems have been termed modern Christmas classics that have been incorporated into school plays and public presentations around the country.
Mr. Marks also wrote the bestselling military science fiction novel Dominant Species (novel)
Dominant Species (novel)
Dominant Species is a bestselling military science fiction novel by Michael E. Marks. It builds on depictions of powered armor as a military technology established first in Robert A...
which provides a very hard-hitting depiction of Marines in powered armor, as well as non-fiction books on counterterrorism such as The Emergency Responder's Guide to Terrorism. Books and interactive programs authored by Mr. Marks have been incorporated into state-mandatory certification programs in 27 states, with adoptions by such entities as the George Washington University College of Forensic Science, the US Army/FBI Hazardous Devices School, the FBI National Academy and throughout numerous federal and state-level law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Named the Poet Laureate of the Society of the 9th Infantry Division (United States) (SONID), Marks' work hangs in the Titan Missile Museum
Titan Missile Museum
The Titan Missile Museum, also known as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 or as Titan II ICBM Site 571-7, is a former ICBM missile site located at 1580 West Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita, Arizona. It is located about 15 miles south of Tucson...
in Sahuarita, Arizona
Sahuarita, Arizona
Sahuarita is a town in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Sahuarita is located south of the Tohono O'odham Nation and abuts the north end of Green Valley, 15 miles south of Tucson...
and has been featured in numerous books, magazines and newspapers around the world, to include Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
Stars and Stripes (newspaper)
Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,...
and The Washington Times
The Washington Times
The Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
.
In 2007, Marks teamed with award-winning country music artist Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
to create the hit country single adaptation of "A Soldier's Christmas" after the poem met with longstanding ovations in Murphey's national Cowboy Christmas tour, leading to a national release. Marks' works have been professionally produced by on-air personalities such as Thom Richards, WOKO Radio and air annually on radio stations across the United States. In 2009, Chicago radio celebrity Paul Brian teamed with Joe Cantafio to produce a musical performance of "A Soldier's Christmas" to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project in their support of injured soldiers and their families.
Several of these poems have been termed modern Christmas classics that have been incorporated into school plays and public presentations around the country.