Marcus published more than 500 poems in literary journals across the country, including Poetry (Chicago), TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Chelsea, The Chicago Review, The Iowa Review, Zyzzyva, Poetry Northwest, and The Denver Quarterly. Four times his work was selected to appear in prize poem annuals (The Borestone Mountain Awards of 1967 and 1975, and the 1985 and 1987 Anthology of Magazine Verse). His work has appeared in over 90 anthologies. He also has served as the poet in residence for several universities, and led workshops at colleges across America. Marcus was also a long time co-host of The Poetry Show on KUSP (a former Santa Cruz public radio station). It was the longest running poetry radio show in the United States.[1]
Marcus’s extensive poetry archive, working papers, and correspondence with a broad range of 20th century authors have been acquired by University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Special Collections,[2] where they are available to both academic community and the public. Additional information on the Morton Marcus Poetry Archive at UC Santa Cruz is available here:[3]
The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading has become an established annual poetry reading series bringing some of the most accomplished poets in the country to Santa Cruz County. This annual event is held in November each year, is free to the public, and is sponsored by UC Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, Poetry Santa Cruz, Ow Family Properties, Bookshop Santa Cruz, and the family of Morton Marcus. Featured poets include: 2010 Robert Hass, 2011 Kay Ryan, 2012 Arthur Sze, 2013: Naomi Shihab Nye, 2014: Peter Everwine and Chuck Hanzlicek, 2015: Al Young, 2016: Joseph Stroud, 2017: Dorianne Laux, 2018: Gary Snyder, 2019: Gary Soto, 2020: Morgan Parker, 2021: Gary Young, and 2022: Natasha Trethewey.
Outside of the literary world, Marcus created a sixteen part television review of film Movie Milestones which has been shown on cable networks throughout the United States, along with being the main visual source of film history at AFTRS, the Australian national film school. His film reviews became part of a television show Cinema Scene,[4] shown in the San Francisco Bay Area, which he co-hosted with Richard von Busack. In addition to writing and reviewing movies, Marcus also taught film and English at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz.
The Dark Figure in the Doorway: Last Poems (2010).[15]
In addition to poetry, Morton Marcus also authored The Brezhnev Memo (1980)[16] a novel, and Striking Through The Masks: A Literary Memoir (2008).[17] Marcus also translated the works of Serbian poet Vasko Popa in The Star Wizard's Legacy (2010).[18]
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For those of a similar name see Marcus Morton Morton Marcus 1936 2009 was an American poet and poetry critic Morton MarcusPhoto by Jana MarcusBorn 1936 09 10 September 10 1936New York City New York United StatesDiedOctober 28 2009 2009 10 28 aged 73 Santa Cruz California United StatesOccupationsPoet author film criticWebsitemortonmarcus wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editMarcus published more than 500 poems in literary journals across the country including Poetry Chicago TriQuarterly Ploughshares Chelsea The Chicago Review The Iowa Review Zyzzyva Poetry Northwest and The Denver Quarterly Four times his work was selected to appear in prize poem annuals The Borestone Mountain Awards of 1967 and 1975 and the 1985 and 1987 Anthology of Magazine Verse His work has appeared in over 90 anthologies He also has served as the poet in residence for several universities and led workshops at colleges across America Marcus was also a long time co host of The Poetry Show on KUSP a former Santa Cruz public radio station It was the longest running poetry radio show in the United States 1 Marcus s extensive poetry archive working papers and correspondence with a broad range of 20th century authors have been acquired by University of California Santa Cruz UCSC Special Collections 2 where they are available to both academic community and the public Additional information on the Morton Marcus Poetry Archive at UC Santa Cruz is available here 3 The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading has become an established annual poetry reading series bringing some of the most accomplished poets in the country to Santa Cruz County This annual event is held in November each year is free to the public and is sponsored by UC Santa Cruz Cabrillo College Poetry Santa Cruz Ow Family Properties Bookshop Santa Cruz and the family of Morton Marcus Featured poets include 2010 Robert Hass 2011 Kay Ryan 2012 Arthur Sze 2013 Naomi Shihab Nye 2014 Peter Everwine and Chuck Hanzlicek 2015 Al Young 2016 Joseph Stroud 2017 Dorianne Laux 2018 Gary Snyder 2019 Gary Soto 2020 Morgan Parker 2021 Gary Young and 2022 Natasha Trethewey Outside of the literary world Marcus created a sixteen part television review of film Movie Milestones which has been shown on cable networks throughout the United States along with being the main visual source of film history at AFTRS the Australian national film school His film reviews became part of a television show Cinema Scene 4 shown in the San Francisco Bay Area which he co hosted with Richard von Busack In addition to writing and reviewing movies Marcus also taught film and English at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz Bibliography editMorton Marcus published eleven volumes of poetry Origins 6 editions 1969 1974 5 The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems 3 editions 1972 1992 6 Where the Oceans Cover Us 1972 7 Armies Encamped in the Fields Beyond the Unfinished Avenues 1977 8 Big Winds Glass Mornings Shadows Cast by Stars 2 editions 1981 1988 9 Pages from a Scrapbook of Immigrants 1988 10 When People Could Fly 1997 11 Shouting Down the Silence Verse Poems 1988 2001 pub 2002 12 Moments Without Names New amp Selected Prose Poems 2002 13 Pursuing The Dream Bone 2007 14 The Dark Figure in the Doorway Last Poems 2010 15 In addition to poetry Morton Marcus also authored The Brezhnev Memo 1980 16 a novel and Striking Through The Masks A Literary Memoir 2008 17 Marcus also translated the works of Serbian poet Vasko Popa in The Star Wizard s Legacy 2010 18 References edit KUSP org archived 2015 02 22 Archived from the original on 2015 02 22 UC Santa Cruz Library Special Collections Archived from the original on 2017 12 12 Marcus Morton Poetry Archive Cinema Scene Home Archived from the original on 2011 06 27 Retrieved 2010 12 22 Marcus Morton June 1973 Origins ISBN 978 0 87711 045 3 Marcus Morton 1972 The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems ISBN 978 0 912264 46 2 Marcus Morton 1972 Where the Oceans Cover Us ISBN 978 0 912264 40 0 Armies Encamped in the Fields Beyond the Unfinished Avenues no ISBN issued Marcus Morton 1981 Big Winds Glass Mornings Shadows Cast by Stars ISBN 978 0 937310 06 9 Marcus Morton 1988 Pages from a Scrapbook of Immigrants ISBN 978 0 918273 47 5 Marcus Morton 1997 When People Could Fly ISBN 978 1 882413 44 7 Marcus Morton 2002 Shouting Down the Silence Verse Poems 1988 2001 ISBN 978 0 88739 453 9 Marcus Morton 2002 Moments Without Names New amp Selected Prose Poems ISBN 978 1 893996 51 9 Marcus Morton 2007 Pursuing The Dream Bone ISBN 978 0 9744503 9 1 Marcus Morton 2010 The Dark Figure in the Doorway Last Poems ISBN 978 1 935210 16 0 Marcus Morton 1980 The Brezhnev Memo ISBN 978 0 440 11034 7 Marcus Morton 2008 Striking Through The Masks A Literary Memoir ISBN 978 0 932319 09 8 Popa Vasko 2010 The Star Wizard s Legacy ISBN 978 1 935210 11 5External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morton Marcus amp oldid 1190620424, 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