A man of many talents To say Marcus Amaker is a poet is equal parts understatement and partial truth. He’s proven himself several times over to be an adept electronic musician just as often as he’s cut into the Charleston zeitgeist with his words. And just as he puts words into the air, he’s crafted […]

Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker and Charlton Singleton of Gullah band Ranky Tanky will release the first three episodes of their new series “Raising the Volume” on Oct. 28.

Lowcountry Listens announced a new round of livestreams from local artists today.

The Calhoun statue was removed from Marion Square on June 24.

This week local graphic designer, electronic musician and Charleston's poet laureate Marcus Amaker shared one of his recent poems, from his latest collection of poetry The Birth of All Things, "The America I Know Could Use a Good Cry."

Marcus Amaker is Charleston's first poet laureate. He's been writing during this pandemic. He's also been watching Star Wars.

Marcus Amaker is Charleston's first poet laureate. He's been writing during this pandemic. He's also been watching Star Wars.

Singles from the last week.

Singles from the last week.

This week Charleston's poet laureate, Marcus Amaker, announced his latest project, The Birth of All Things, a 104-page poetry book about everything from battle droids to the black experience.