National Poetry Series
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Marcus Wicker
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Marcus Wicker
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1984-07-09 （Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ann Arbor, Michigan → Ypsilanti, Michigan → Memphis, Tennessee → Provincetown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- University of Memphis (MFA Creative Writing Program)
- Nominations
- NAACP Image Award (Literary Work - Poetry) nominee (Maybe the Saddest Thing)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University | Graduate School (MFA) | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 2008–2010 | United States |
| Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown | — | — | — | 2010–2011 | United States |
Indiana University
Graduate School (MFA)
/ Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
2008–2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
United States
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Period:
2010–2011
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United States
Post-graduate fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship | — | — | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University | 受賞 |
| 2021 | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Poetry Society of America Lyric Poetry Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship | — | — | Tennessee Arts Commission | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Society of Midland Authors Award (for Silencer) | Silencer | — | Society of Midland Authors | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for New Voices (for Silencer) | Silencer | — | Arnold Adoff Poetry Award (Kent State/Kent programs) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship | — | — | Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship | — | — | Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown | 受賞 |
| 2011 | National Poetry Series Prize (for Maybe the Saddest Thing) | Maybe the Saddest Thing | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Pushcart Prize (Poetry) | "Interrupting Aubade Ending In Epiphany" (poem) | — | Pushcart Prize | 受賞 |
| 2016 | The Missouri Review Miller Audio Prize | "Watch us Elocute" (poem) | — | The Missouri Review | 受賞 |
| 2013 | NAACP Image Award — nominee (Literary Work - Poetry) | Maybe the Saddest Thing | — | NAACP Image Awards | ノミネート |
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
2023
Organization:
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
2021
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Poetry Society of America Lyric Poetry Award
2021
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship
2020
Organization:
Tennessee Arts Commission
Result:
受賞
Society of Midland Authors Award (for Silencer)
2018
Work:
Silencer
Organization:
Society of Midland Authors
Result:
受賞
Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for New Voices (for Silencer)
2018
Work:
Silencer
Organization:
Arnold Adoff Poetry Award (Kent State/Kent programs)
Result:
受賞
Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship
2011
Organization:
Poetry Foundation
Result:
受賞
Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
2010
Organization:
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series Prize (for Maybe the Saddest Thing)
2011
Work:
Maybe the Saddest Thing
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize (Poetry)
2014
Work:
"Interrupting Aubade Ending In Epiphany" (poem)
Organization:
Pushcart Prize
Result:
受賞
The Missouri Review Miller Audio Prize
2016
Work:
"Watch us Elocute" (poem)
Organization:
The Missouri Review
Result:
受賞
NAACP Image Award — nominee (Literary Work - Poetry)
2013
Work:
Maybe the Saddest Thing
Organization:
NAACP Image Awards
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Maybe the Saddest Thing
2012 Poetry collection 79 pagesDebut collection exploring identity, failure, and coming-of-age themes, with references to pop culture and intimate social commentary.
IdentityFailureAdulthoodPop culture
Silencer
2017 Poetry collection 96 pagesUses wide-ranging diction and allusion to address structural injustice, familial loyalty, uneasy adulthood, and institutional racism.
RaceStructural injusticeFamilyUneasy adulthood
Bibliography
- Maybe the Saddest Thing (Harper Perennial, 2012)
- Silencer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Witty yet serious voice with precise dictionUse of multilayered and allusive metaphorsDirect engagement with social and political themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Race and identityFamily and loyaltyFailure and vulnerabilitySelf as performance
Legacy
Recognized as an important contemporary American poet and educator; has established a strong presence in the poetry world through fellowships and awards.
Quotes
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"Wicker makes witty yet serious, encyclopedically allusive work whose excitable energies and wide range of diction belie the gravity of their topics."
Source: Poets.org (review by Stephanie Burt) (2017)
Trivia
- Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan; grew up in Ypsilanti.
- Earned an MFA from Indiana University.
- Teaches in the University of Memphis MFA Creative Writing program.
- Official website: www.marcuswicker.com