MARK FARGO

MOTO POET

Mark Fargo has only been on the road for five years, skipping the inevitable problems with dealing with youth, speed and poor choices. Now at sixty-five years old and over a hundred thousand miles, with a lot of life experiences behind him, he sees being on the road every day as a blessing.

His photographs reflect the challenges and beauty of his daily travels in a very simple way and his Haiku matches them like the last piece of a puzzle. His observations make following him enjoyable and makes you feel like you’ve been there or want to go.

Mark Fargo is the author of four books with a fifth book, The Art of Motorcycle Haiku, coming out in February, 2019.

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Mark Fargo, born April 28, 1953, at the French Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, has always been able to survive adversity. His parents, Cecilia and Charles, were not June and Ward Cleaver, and their seventeen-year marriage rarely resembled an episode of “Leave It to Beaver.” Mark endured a tumultuous relationship with his father that made being a teenager difficult.

The turning point in Mark’s life was the decision to work and save money for a year after graduating from high school while attending Ventura Junior College. Hitchhiking for seven months from Scotland to Turkey gave Mark the valuable experience his psyche needed. Summer of ’72 and Rubber to the Road address Mark’s need for adventure.

Mark has a master’s degree in social justice and leadership from Antioch University in Santa Barbara, California. He was also the director of the BASC Foundation, an educational non-profit. He retired on June 2016 after seventeen years as a high school social science teacher.