There are 5 article(s) tagged Marcus Wicker:

• May 2026

  • Tom Lee Day will move to October, but poetry honored today

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership announced the change Friday, May 8, as it honored recipients in the 5th annual Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word competition.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2026

• May 2025

  • On Tom Lee Day, poets embody his spirit and his home becomes historic

    A century to the day that Tom Lee rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River, the Memphis hero was honored across the city. “To see a man that did so much so long ago still be recognized today — It’s awesome.”

    By Bill Dries May 12, 2025

• July 2023

  • University of Memphis professor selected for Harvard fellowship

    Fewer than 4% of people that applied received Harvard University’s 2023-2024 Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. One of those who did is a U of M professor.

    By Jada Ojii July 03, 2023

• May 2022

  • New generation of poets find familiar in legacy of Tom Lee

    The story of a man who rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River 100 years ago inspires three high school seniors who won the first Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022

• November 2018

  • National Book Foundation honoree Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah coming to Novel

    Indie bookstores love to be on the cutting edge, hoping to discover the very best and to get that best into the hands of their readers, said Nicole Yasinsky, marketing manager and sidelines buyer for Novel.

    By Elle Perry November 01, 2018