Poetry. African American Studies. LGBT Studies. "Comprised of catalogs of dreams, questions, advice, recipes and observation, OUR NAME BE WITNESS describes the complicated communities that are the foundations of our neighborhoods, our aspirations, and our hearts. Raw and honest, Marvin K. White's third collection reminds us that 'every time you tell the truth, you become the truth.' In one of the most striking of this book's freewheeling prose poems, White claims, 'Writing is magic. Is a grounding thing. Connects floating stories to paper and earth.' Indeed"—Camille Dungy.

Author City: OAKLAND, CA USA

Marvin K. White—author of OUR NAME BE WITNESS, STATUS, and Lambda Literary Award finalists LAST RIGHTS and NOTHIN' UGLY FLY—is a poet, performer, playwright, visual artist and community arts organizer. White is a Cave Canem fellow, sits on the board of Fire & Ink, a national black LGBT writers organization, and is co-founder of B/GLAM (Black Gay Letters and Arts Movement).