Poetry off the Shelf: Eve L. Ewing & Marcus Wicker

Eve L. Ewing is a poet and sociologist who holds a PhD from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Her first collection of poetry, essays, and visual art, Electric Arches, is forthcoming in fall 2017. She co-directs Crescendo Literary, a partnership that develops community-engaged arts events and educational resources.
Marcus Wicker is the poetry editor of Southern Indiana Review and an assistant professor of English at the University of Southern Indiana. He is the author of Silencer (2017) and Maybe the Saddest Thing (2012), which was selected for the National Poetry Series and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. His honors include a Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize.