From Civil Rights activist and full-time organizer in the Deep South Ernest McMillan: a collection of poems and short stories that seeks to explore the dynamics of love.

Ernest McMillan began writing essays and short stories in earnest while imprisoned for his work as a Civil Rights activist. Ranging from commentaries on society to short stories and poetry, these pieces reflect the experiences of a fugitive, revolutionary spirit.

This collection of poetry and short stories exists in tandem with Standing, a memoir of McMillan's experiences as a human rights activist. From the particular to the universal, Kneeling meditates on how precious and invaluable it is to sit still, to reflect, and go to one's interior and feast on what truly matters.

• Campaign highlighting the author's record of Civil Rights activism and community organizing in the South
• Serial rights targeting Texas Monthly, Literary Hub, Poetry, The Nation, American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Yale Review, Ploughshares
• National review and feature outreach to print publications (NYTBR, New York Times, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, Boston Globe) and online (NPR, Literary Hub, Buzzfeed, The Millions)
• Targeted outreach to poetry reviewers and outlets, including the New York Times, Harriet Books
• Local coverage outreach to Dallas Morning News, KERA, D Magazine
• Promotion at/events pitched for Texas Book Festival, Dallas Literary Festival
• Virtual and in-person events with bookstores, community organizations

About the Author

M. Ernest McMillan is a veteran human rights activist who worked through the 1960s in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and throughout the 1980s with the National Black United Front and the United League of Mississippi. McMillan served as the Chairman of the Dallas SNCC from 1967 to 1969. In 2007, he returned to his hometown, Dallas, where he continued to volunteer extensively for organizations such as the Dallas Peace Center, IFCO/Pastors for Peace, Youth Believing in Change, Cara Mia Theatre Company, Owenwood Farm, and Neighbor Space. Today, he resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he intends to keep up his life's work, building bridges to support the emerging movement for self-determination, justice, and equity.

Book Information
ISBN 9781646052080
Author M. Ernest McMillan
Format Paperback
Page Count 156
Imprint Deep Vellum Publishing
Publisher Deep Vellum Publishing