Mervyn Seivwright writes to balance social consciousness & poetry craft for humane growth. He is Jamaican, born in England. He has appeared in AGNI, African American Review, Salamander Magazine, Across the Margin, Poetry.Online, & 87 other journals across 14 countries. He is the 2024 Marvin E. Williams Literary Prize winner & a 2021/2023 Pushcart Nominee. His collection is Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn (Broken Sleep Books).
In the beginning of consciousness, I sat with you at the Suffolk school playground marble drain, we felt joy—not winning—not losing. You, were present. Welcomed into the front room to sit. I wanted your mind to film the glass deer, crocheted covers; listen to the Jim Reeves 33 LP. I did not see you race by me in your teens…. Read more →