Imagine, Marvin X is called the USA's Rumi, Saadi and Hafiz (Bob Holman); Plato teaching on the streets of Oakland (Ishmael Reed). Marvin has taught at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Fresno State University, San Francisco State University, Mills College, University of Nevada, Reno.
He has received fellowships from Columbia University, National Endowment for the Arts and planning grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.