{"product_id":"book-h272","title":"Hold What Makes You Whole: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the audio version of Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker's tenth book, \u003cem\u003eHold What Makes You Whole\u003c\/em\u003e. It is read by the author with original music sprinkled in the reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHold What Makes You Whole is a gratifying meditative collection of poems accompanied by kaleidoscopic visual imagery that pulls you in, settles your mind, and makes way for one's own reflections.\" - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLisa Willis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e (she\/her), executive director of Cave Canem Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BOOK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet Laureate \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Amaker\u003c\/strong\u003e's (he\/him) tenth book, \u003cem\u003eHold What Makes You Whole\u003c\/em\u003e, is a pocket-sized full-color collection of new and selected works from an award-winning opera librettist, musician, and graphic designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHold What Makes You Whole\u003c\/em\u003e is a 200-page compilation of jazz, Blackness, self care, fatherhood, Star Wars, social justice, music, and memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the cover of the book is Amaker's great-great aunt Ruth Robinson, a poet and community leader who published her first book at the age of 65.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEET MARCUS. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Amaker is a husband, a dad, a son, a music nerd, and a \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e obsessive. He served as the first Poet Laureate of Charleston, South Carolina, from 2016-22. In 2021, he became an Academy of American Poets fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work has been recognized by \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, The Kennedy Center,\u003cem\u003e American Poets Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, Chicago Opera Theater, Button Poetry, NPR, \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to more than 40 electronic music albums, Marcus' poem \"The Rain\" is on two Grammy-nominated records. June 3, 2021, was named \"Marcus Amaker Day\" by the mayor of Charleston, SC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49409877934384,"sku":"BDh272","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/h272-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773523594","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-h272","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}