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.
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."
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.