Marcus Amaker is dad, husband, musician, poet, and graphic designer. He’s Charleston’s first Poet Laureate, has published eight books, released 33 albums of electronic music and two albums with a Grammy Award winner. He’s also the graphic designer of No Depression, the popular roots music journal.
The new book
The Birth of All Things is Marcus’ latest book. Featuring 49 new poems, handwritten work, and original art.
The new album
subversive is an album and a short film. Electronic music, spoken word, instrumental music and a cover of a Metallica song on the deluxe edition.
News
* Button Poetry video contest winner!
* Poem featured in American Poets Magazine
* 2021 Interview in the Post and Courier
* Presidential Inauguration Concert lyrics, presented by The Kennedy Center’s Washington National Opera:
* Charleston Business Magazine: 2020 50 Most Influential
* Black Ink Festival virtual reading on January 14, 2021
* PBS: By the River – Marcus Amaker
* Charleston Living Magazine: The Power of Poetry
* Charleston City Paper: Marcus Amaker continues to be an influential triple threat
* Post and Courier: Charleston poet laureate covers Metallica and releases dance film with new record
* A mention in the Washington Post
* City Paper’s news
* CHS Today mention
* Daniel Island News: Raising The Volume
* A poem printed in Gender Violence, 3rd Edition by NYU Press.
Will Liverman’s Dreams of a New Day
My poem “The Rain” is included on Will Liverman’s new album. Click here to get the record.
Press:
* BBC Magazine
* The New Yorker
* NPR
* Chicago Reader
* Washington Post
* NPR (again)
Follow Marcus …
* Instagram
* Youtube
* Facebook (personal page)
* Facebook (artist page)
Poetry performance at the Gaillard Center, filmed 10/18/20
contagion. an album created in quarantine, using an op-z, digitakt, op-1, a monotron, a korg volca fm, and some looperman samples.
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