About Mark Dickinson Mark Dickinson has lived in British Columbia, Ontario, and Indonesia. He received his Ph.D. from Trent University, where he is now a Sessional Instructor in the Department of Indigenous Studies. Books by Mark Dickinson Canadian Primal Poets, Places, and the Music of Meaning by (author) Mark Dickinson Listening for the Heartbeat of Being The Arts of Robert Bringhurst edited by Brent Wood & Mark Dickinson Lyric Ecology An Appreciation of the Work of Jan Zwicky edited by Mark Dickinson & Clare Goulet