Truth Thomas is a singer-songwriter and poet born in Knoxville, Tenn. and raised in Washington, D.C.
He studied creative writing at Howard University and earned his MFA in poetry at New England College.
His collections of poetry include: Speak Water (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2012), winner of the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry; Bottle of Life (Flipped Eye, 2010), a finalist for the People's Book Prize in London; A Day of Presence (Flipped Eye, 2008); and Party of Black (Flipped Eye/Mouthmark, 2006).
His poems have appeared in over 100 publications, including: Poetry Magazine, The Journal of Hip Hop Studies, and The 100 Best African American Poems (edited by Nikki Giovanni).
He is the founder of Cherry Castle Publishing, creator of the Skinny poetry form, a former writer-in-residence for the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo), and serves on the editorial boards of the Tidal Basin Review and The Skinny Poetry Journal.
