About Truth Thomas

TRUTH THOMAS is a singer, songwriter and poet, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, raised in Washington, DC. He earned his MFA in Poetry at New England College. His poetry collections include Party of Black (2006), A Day of Presence (2008) and Bottle of Life (2010). Thomas’ fourth book, Speak Water, is slated for publication in the spring of 2012 (Cherry Castle Publishing). He is on the editorial boards of both the Tidal Basin Review and the Little Patuxent Review. Most recently, he guest edited the groundbreaking Little Patuxent Review Social Justice Issue (Winter 2012). He is formerly writer-in-residence for Howard County, Maryland and currently serves as a Member-at-Large on the board of the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo). Thomas’ work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His poems have appeared in over 70 publications including The 100 Best African American Poems (edited by Nikki Giovanni).