Mervyn R. Seivwright
Mervyn R. Seivwright writes to balance social consciousness & poetic craft for humane growth. He is Jamaican, born in London, England, & left for America at age ten, residing in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has appeared in AGNI, American Journal of Poetry, Salamander Magazine, African American Review, Poetry Online, & 96 other journals across 15 countries. He is the 2024 Marvin E. Williams Literary Prize winner & a 2021/2023 Pushcart Nominee. His collection Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn is out now with Broken Sleep Books.