Express the uncertainty of human existence. "Eating Poetry" is a poem by Mark Strand that expresses the uncertainty of human existence. Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1934, he grew up and was educated mainly in the United States and South America. When he was young, he studied literature and art in many universities (he studied painting at Yale University and received a bachelor's degree in fine arts). After completing his master's degree in literature from the University of Iowa, he lectured at many universities in the United States and Brazil.