Marvin Wade is a Spiritual Activist and family man, born and raised In Brooklyn, NY. Marvin joined the Re/Creation Bed-Stuy writing workshop in 2019, after participating in a writing class being held in Queensboro correctional facility by Professor Joni Schwartz and joining the group upon his release after 25 years.

While incarcerated, Marvin wrote multiple books worth of stories, novels, and personal essays on every bit of paper he could find, combining his gift as a storyteller with the art of writing. As part of the Re/Creation collective, Marvin has had numerous Dispatches that he's written appear on the website, titles that include "The Conditioned State of America" to "Time and Prison, Are They Mutually Exclusive?" His poem “Where I’m From” is featured in Voices of Fortune 2020 literary magazine. Marvin also took part in the "We Choose to Bloom" film, a joint venture between Fortune Society and MOMA. Look for many great things both literary and spiritual to come from Mr. Marvin Wade.