Marcus Wicker’s Dear Mothership considers our humanity through an extraterrestrial lens
In his latest poetry collection, Dear Mothership, Marcus Wicker lets us chart planet Earth as though we were aliens. Fueled by a lyricism that feels at once like rap, jazz, and funk, these poems consider what it means to be human, seen through an extraterrestrial lens. Wicker will discuss the book at Novel in Memphis on September 8.
Poet Emily Skaja navigates the sorrow of infertility
A young girl navigates her family’s grief amid the daily tortures of middle school
Clarksville native Chris Young faces down modern giants to move beyond prison
Donna Reeves writes the tale of how Black Memphis challenged white supremacist versions of public history
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