M Sarki was born in East Tawas, Michigan in 1953. A poet with four collections published, Sarki also wrote the screenplay Alphonso Bow which was produced by Nut Bucket Films. M Sarki has also written a book of shorter prose (Shorter Prose) and he has a novel collection of lyrical fiction published in 2014 titled Stamped Against the Night. M Sarki has written, directed, and produced six short films titled Gnoman's Bois de Rose; Biscuits and Striola; The Tools of Migrant Hunters; My Father's Kitchen; GL; and Cropped Out 2010.