Marcus Amaker’s poetry books

Marcus Amaker takes daily naps. He’s a dad, husband, Charleston’s first Poet Laureate, a graphic designer, an opera librettist, and an Academy of American Poets fellow.  In 2024, he was inducted into the S.C. Literary Hall of Fame and included on a list of favorite poets in America by Literary Hub and WildSam. In 2019, he received a Fresh Voice in the Humanities Governor’s award in South Carolina. The 2024 readers of the Charleston City Paper voted him as Best Local Poet. These are his books.