Marcus Wicker

Poet

Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan US
Email: 
mfwicker@umail.iu.edu
Website: 
www.marcuswicker.com/

Author's Bio

Marcus Wicker was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His first book Maybe the Saddest Thing was selected by DA Powell for the National Poetry Series and is forthcoming from Harper Collins in October. The recipient of a 2011 Ruth Lilly Fellowship, he has also held fellowships from Cave Canem, the Fine Arts Work Center, and Indiana University where he received his MFA. He will join the Creative Writing faculty at University of Southern Indiana in the fall.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Maybe the Saddest Thing (Harper Perennial, 2012)
Journals:
Anti-
,
Beloit Poetry Journal
,
Diagram
,
Hayden's Ferry Review
,
jubilat
,
Los Angeles Review
,
Missouri Review
,
Muzzle
,
Mythium Literary Journal
,
Ninth Letter
,
Poetry
,
Rattle
,
Sou'wester
Prizes won: 

National Poetry Series, 2011
Ruth Lilly Fellowship, 2011

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Ann Arbor
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Last update: Jun 29, 2012