His poem "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love (Galatians 5:22)" won the National Poetry Competition 2020, announced in March 2021.
[1][2] Marvin Thompson was born in London, England, to Jamaican parents and now lives in Torfaen, Wales.
[6] In March 2021, Thompson won the National Poetry Competition 2020 with his poem "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love (Galatians 5:22)", dedicating his win to his children, his parents and "anyone who has felt discrimination pressing on their ribs; air being squeezed out of their lungs.
"[1][7] The bible verse referenced reads "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith" in the King James Version.
[8] Alongside Zoë Brigley, Thompson was appointed as joint editor of Poetry Wales magazine in August 2021.