Mervyn Seivwright

Poet

APO, AE
Armed Forces Europe US
Email: 
deepcobra13@gmail.com
Website: 
www.clippings.me/mervynseivwrigh…
Twitter/X: 
@https://twitter.com/Deepcobra

Author's Bio

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, & 71 other journals across 12 countries, receiving recognition as the 2024 Marvin E Williams Literary Prize winner and as a 2021/2023 Pushcart Nominee. His new collection is “Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn,” Broken Sleep Books. (https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product...).

Link:  https://www.clippings.me/mervynseivwright

 

Education: 
Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Stick, Hook, and a Pile of Yarn (Broken Sleep Books, 2023)
Journals:
Abstract Magazine
,
African American Review
,
AGNI
,
Akéwì Magazine
,
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
,
American Journal of Poetry
,
Arlington Literary Journal
,
As You Were: The Military Review
,
Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal
,
Burningword Literary Journal
,
Cape Cod Poetry Review
,
Common Threads
,
Constellations
,
Cosmonauts Avenue
,
filling Station
,
Flights, Literary Journal of Sinclair Community College
,
Flora Fiction
,
Fourth River
,
Good River Review
,
Griffel
,
Harbor Review
,
Hellebore Review
,
I-70 Review
,
io Literary Journal
,
Ligeia Magazine
,
Littoral
,
Lumiere Review
,
MacGuffin
,
Montana Mouthful
,
Mount Island Magazine
,
Nonconformist Magazine
,
Ocotillo Review
,
Pangyrus
,
Park University Scribe
,
Pembroke Magazine
,
Poetry International Online
,
Poetry On
,
Prometheus Dreaming
,
Rigorous
,
River Heron Review
,
Round Table
,
Salamander
,
Santa Fe Literary Review
,
Saranac Review
,
Sixfold
,
Stone Poetry Quarterly
,
TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics
,
The Caribbean Writer
,
The Round Table
,
Toho Journal
,
Transom
,
Voices Israel
,
Westward Quarterly
,
Willows Wept Review
,
Write Launch
,
Writer's Block
Prizes won: 
  • Winner of the Marvin E Williams Literary Prize, The Caribbean Writer, 2024, Virgin Islands
  • Finalist for the C. P. Cavafy Prize, The Poetry International Online, 2024
  • Pangyrus Literary Magazine 2023 Pushcart Nominee, 2023
  • Santa Fe Literary Review 2021 Pushcart Nominee, 2021
  • Second Runner-Up for Mount Island’s Lucy Terry Prince Poetry Contest, 2020
  • Third Place for Black in White Poetry Competition, 2022, England
  • Honorable Mention for Voices Israel's 31st Rose Ruben Annual Poetry Competition, 2021, Israel
  • Finalist for CutBank Literary Journal Annual Genre Contest, 2021
  • Semi-Finalist, Sundress Publication, 2023 E-Chapbook Contest, 2023
  • Semi-Finalist for the Midwest Review's Poetry Contest, 2020
  • Shortlisted for Hammond House International Literary Prize, 2023, United Kingdom

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Pablo Neruda, Robert Hayden, Roger Robinson, Nikki Giovanni, Kwame Dawes
What I'm reading now: 
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, How to Decolonize The Creative Classroom by Felica Rose Chavez, Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth by Yusef Komunyakaa

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Caribbean American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
London
United Kingdom
Raised in: 
Multiple Places
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Last update: Oct 12, 2024