Mervyn Seivwright writes to balance social consciousness & poetry craft for humane growth. He
is a nomad from a Jamaican family, born in London, England, & left for America at age 10, now
residing in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is a Spalding University MFA Graduate & has appeared
in AGNI, American Journal of Poetry, Salamander Magazine, African American Review, & 75
other journals across 13 countries, receiving recognition as the 2024 Marvin E Williams Literary
Prize winner and is a 2021/2023 Pushcart Nominee. His new collection is Stick, Hook, and a Pile
of Yarn, Broken Sleep Books. (https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/mervyn-
seivwright-stick-hook-and-a-pileof-yarn). Link: https://www.clippings.me/mervynseivwright