INVITED GUEST: Mark Silverberg, Emeritus Professor, Cape Breton University

Mark Silverberg is a poet, an Emeritus Professor of English, and a teacher of mindfulness meditation and Buddhist spirituality. After retiring as a full professor from Cape Breton University, he spent time travelling in Asia (Burma, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam) and settled in Montreal where he continues to pursue academic, literary and spiritual interests. He is the author of The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde: Between Radical Art and Radical Chic (Ashgate) and editor of New York School Collaborations: The Color of Vowels (Palgrave/ MacMillan). He is also the author of a prize-winning collection of ekphrastic poems, Believing the Line: The Jack Siegel Poems (Breton Books), and has published his own poetry widely. His past research focused on (avant-garde) American poetry, poetics, interdisciplinary arts and artistic collaborations. His current work explores Buddhist American poetry, mindfulness, individual and interpersonal meditation, and contemplative practices in education. He is a collaborator on the SSHRC- funded project, Rehearsals for Change, and offers mindfulness and dharma teachings online and in-person.REFERENCING FOR CITATION PURPOSES: Zanazanian, P. (Host) & Silverberg, M. (Guest). (2026, April) How history lives within us: Emeritus Professor Mark Silverberg from Cape Breton University talks history. History in the Now Conversations ⁠https://historyinthenow.com/podcast/⁠*This podcast, History in the Now Conversations, emerges from my research which can be found in my book: Zanazanian, P. (2025) Historical Consciousness and Practical Life: A Theory and Methodology. University of Toronto Press. For more information, visit: ⁠⁠https://historyinthenow.com/book-historical-consciousness-practical-life/⁠⁠.