Marcus Amaker

Hold What Makes You Whole

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Produktbeschreibung

Rest like the sun does: Schedule some time to stay out of sight when too many people praise warm energy ... THE BOOK. Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker's (he/him) tenth book, Hold What Makes You Whole, is a pocket-sized full-color collection of new and selected works from an award-winning opera librettist, musician, and graphic designer. Hold What Makes You Whole is a 200-page compilation of jazz, Blackness, self care, fatherhood, Star Wars, social justice, music, and memory. Along with the audiobook and e-book, the Hold project also features short films, two full-length albums, and an interactive website. On the cover of the book is Amaker's great-great aunt Ruth Robinson, a poet and community leader who published her first book at the age of 65. Robinson passed in 2020 when she was 94 years old. "It's an honor to introduce you to her Spirit," Amaker said. THE AUTHOR. Marcus Amaker is a husband, a dad, a son, a music nerd, and a Star Wars obsessive. He served as the first Poet Laureate of Charleston, South Carolina, from 2016-22. In 2021, he became an Academy of American Poets fellow. His work has been recognized by The Washington Post, The Kennedy Center, American Poets Magazine, Chicago Opera Theater, The Portland Opera, Button Poetry, NPR, The Chicago Tribune, Edutopia, Town & Country, PBS NewsHour, South Carolina Public Radio, Charleston Magazine, Charleston City Paper, Post and Courier, and more. He's also a prolific performer, the award-winning graphic designer, a musician, an opera librettist, the creator of a poetry festival, a teaching artist, and an advocate for youth poets. His poetry was used by the Washington National Opera for its Presidential Inauguration Day Concert in 2021. In addition to more than 40 independent electronic music albums, Marcus' poem "The Rain" is on two Grammy-nominated records. He lives in North Charleston, SC, with his wife, their daughter, and a cat named after Wu-Tang Clan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Verse Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 111mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 171g
• ISBN-13: 9781734673722
• ISBN-10: 1734673729
• Artikelnr.: 67132643

Autorenporträt

Marcus Amaker is the first Poet Laureate of Charleston, South Carolina. His work has been recognized by the Kennedy Center, Edutopia, The Washington National Opera, The Portland Opera, Button Poetry, PBS Newshour, NPR, and others. In 2021, Amaker was named a Poet Laureate Fellow by the Academy of American Poets. He is the author of eight books, and his poetry has been interpreted for ballet, jazz, modern dance, opera and theater. A winner of a South Carolina Governor's Award, Amaker is also a recording artist, the graphic designer of the national music journal No Depression, the artist-in-residence of the Gaillard Center and the creator of the Free Verse poetry festival. Amaker lives in Charleston with his wife, daughter, cat and vinyl collection. Nathan Durfee has garnered notoriety across the Southeast for his captivating, pop-surrealist narratives and intriguing use of color. Currently based in Charleston, South Carolina, Durfee has been heralded as the Best Local Visual Artist by Charleston City Paper for 4 consecutive years, in addition to receiving the Teatrio Cultural Association book award for his children's book Hello My Name is Bernard. Durfee has also recently been profiled in American Art Collector, Charleston Art and Charleston Scene magazines.