Marcus Amaker

Marcus Amaker

Marcus Amaker (born October 29, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is the poet laureate of Charleston, South Carolina. In 2021, he was named an Academy of American Poets Fellow. He has eight published books. His poetry has been recognized by The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, The Portland Opera, Button Poetry, NPR, Washington Post, PBS Newshour, TEDx, Huffington Post, Charleston Magazine, Post and Courier, Charleston City Paper, Charleston Art Mag, Charleston Regional Business Journal, North Dakota Quarterly, South Carolina Public Radio, and more Amaker was named Charleston, South Carolina’s first poet laureate by Mayor John Tecklenburg in 2016. He was also named the artist-in-residence of the Gaillard Center in 2019 and an Academy of American Poets Fellow in 2021. In addition to poetry, Amaker is a graphic designer, web designer, videographer and musician. He is the lead graphic designer for the national music journal No Depression. As a musician, he has released more than 30 albums under the alias tape loop. He's also released two albums with Grammy-nominated drummer/producer Quentin E. Baxter of Ranky Tanky.

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