Richard J. Mackin

Richard J. Mackin is a writer, poet, zinester, humourist, and performance artist. He is the author of " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0966818520 Dear Mr. Mackin] " (Gorsky Press, 2001, ISBN 0-9668185-2-0), a collection of humorous letters written to various US and International corporations, asking witty, sometimes ridiculous (but always clever) questions about their consumer products. The book is based on his zine, Book of Letters.

Born in Norwalk, CT, he did most of his notable work while living in Boston, and now resides in Portland, OR