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PRESS

Wicker Receives National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

"Turning silence on police shootings into poetry", PBS Newshour

"Technical, Tactical, and Merciless: An Interview with Marcus Wicker," The Paris Review

Interview: The PEN Ten with Marcus Wicker

Silencer nominated for an NAACP Image Award

"What We're Reading Now," shondaland.com

"All of Us: Marcus Wicker on comedy, Wu-Tang, and all that influences his poetry," Poetry Foundation

"Must-Read Poetry: September 2017," The Millions

"The Punch Like a Kiss on the Collarbone: An Interview with Marcus Wicker by Cate Lycurgus," 32 Poems

"Loud and Clear: Marcus Wicker's Socially Conscious 'Silencer' Poems Are Anything But Quiet," Pulp

"Written sound: Cutting-edge poet launches program with Franklin College."
Interview with Daily Journal

"So You Wanna Win a Book Prize?"
Interview with Prarie Schooner

Interview with The Adroit Journal
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"The Whispered Language of Secrets and Fears: Ten Poems for People Who Hate Poetry"
Maybe the Saddest Thing recommendation from The Millions

Love Letters to Kenny G, Dave Chappelle, and RuPaul
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Ann Arbor native Marcus Wicker receives accolades for debut poetry collection
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NAACP Image Award Nomination
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AUDIO & VIDEO

On the Air with Marcus Wicker, Interview with New Letters

"Award-winning poet Marcus Wicker and the importance of the written word to the protest movement of 2017," WGN Radio

Ada Limon Reads ATLien Freestyles Over “Wheelz of Steel,” The Slowdown

"Book Talk with Kory French," BreakThru Radio Podcast

Marcus Wicker reads "Conjecture on the Stained Glass Image of White Christ at Ebenezer Baptist Church"
The Poetry Foundation

More Poetry in the Aftermath
The Poetry Foundation

2016 Audio Contest Winner in Poetry: Marcus Wicker
The Missouri Review

Pygmalion Festival Feature Reading Excerpt