// PODCAST INTERVIEW: I had a lovely chat with The Dirty Sixth Chamber. We chatted about Prince, poetry, opera, music, and more. Listen here.
// SC LITERARY HALL OF FAME: I recently received some incredible news: I’ve been inducted into the South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame by the South Carolina Academy of Authors. What an honor, especially since I’ve done all of this as a self-published poet. More info
// RADIO INTERVIEW: I had the pleasure of talking to Abby Duran of VeraNation Radio on OHM about my music. Listen now.
// OPERA IN CHICAGO: The Weight Of Light is an original opera I wrote for the Chicago Opera Theater. Music will be composed by Gillian Rae Perry. The opera will premiere in Chicago on April 27, 2024. Info.
// MY TENTH BOOK: Hold What Makes You Whole is available now! Get yours.
// BOOK OF STUDENT POEMS: Colors Wash Over Me is a compilation of poems from local students. Created from my Poets In Schools program. Available now.
// THREE NEW ALBUMS: New music, including the third collaboration with GRAMMY winner Quentin E. Baxter. Take a listen.
// TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE: I’m in the December / January issue of Town & Country Magazine. Check it out.
// BUTTON POETRY FINALIST: My poem “Give Yourself Some Flowers” is a finalist for Button Poetry’s 2021 Video contest. Info.
// GRAMMY NEWS: Grammy-nominated album of all-Black composers features Emanuel 9 ode by Charleston poet
// PBS NEWSHOUR: ‘Unknown’ ~ A diverse musical commemoration of unidentified slain soldiers
// WASHINGTON POST INTERVIEW: In ‘Unknown,’ a composer and a poet offer new perspectives on war and 100 years of soldiers with names lost to time
// AMBIENT MUSIC: I created a sound collage with Concept RXCH called TEXTURE. Apple Music, Spotify, etc • Bandcamp • Youtube
// SCETV INTERVIEW: Check me out on Carolina Classrooms
// OPERA: UrbanArias commissioned Shawn Okpebholo and I to create a song cycle about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Info!
// New book for kids, Black Music Is, is available now! Get yours.
// Academy of American Poets Fellowship Award info! postandcourier • abcnews • poets.org
// Mayor proclaims June 3 as “Marcus Amaker Day” in Charleston, SC
// Self Care Spotlight Podcast feature, with Alyssa Kuzins.
// I’m featured in an unofficial documentary about Prince. Click here for the digital movie ticket.
// Presidential Inauguration concert, presented by Washington National Opera + The Kennedy Center
// Button Poetry video contest winner
// NPR music: Two albums you’ll want to hear
// Mention in the Chicago Reader
// Charleston Business Magazine: 50 Most Influential
// Charleston Living Magazine profile
// Charleston City Paper cover story
// Post and Courier interview about Will Liverman’s album
// Washington Post story about Will Liverman
// Daniel Island News: Raising the Volume
// Poem in Gender Violence (NYU Press)
