Melvin Christopher Horton

Melvin Christopher Horton

Melvin Christopher Horton is an active member of three Buddhist sanghas in New York City. He’s a writer, a poet, and a long-suffering Mets fan.

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Why I Do Not Bow

For some Black Buddhists in predominantly white sanghas, certain practices harken back to the history of forced subservience to white people. Melvin Christopher Horton explores his experience in a powerful poem.