Michigan native Marcus Wicker talks about how his poetry has progressed since his early days with poetry slams and reads from his 2011 National Poetry Series winning collection and a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Poetry, MAYBE THE SADDEST THING, which ranges in topics from Flavor Flav to Bruce Lee. He also shares work from his new book, SILENCER, winner of the 2018 Arnold Adoff Poetry Award. It,too, contains humor and pop culture references, but also explores stories of racism and violence. The poetry editor of SOUTHERN INDIANA REVIEW, he now teaches at the University of Memphis, where he hopes to inspire and be inspired by the next generation. This show also features musical segments by his brother, the hip hop producer Flaw Da God.