American poet from Detroit (born 1982)
Jamaal May is an American poet from Detroit.[1][2]
Life and career
May lived in Detroit, where he taught poetry in public schools as a Writer-in-Residence with InsideOut Literary Arts. He received an MFA from Warren Wilson College.[3] May has taught at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and was a fellow at the Kenyon Review between 2014 and 2016.[4][5] May cites Vievee Francis, another poet from Detroit, as an influence and mentor.
His work has appeared in the Best American Poetry 2014,The Believer, Poetry, and Ploughshares .[1][6] His first book, Hum, received generally favorable reviews.[7][8]
Bibliography
- The God engine: poems, Columbus, Ohio: Pudding House Publications, 2009. OCLC 752432089
- The whetting of teeth: and other poems, Detroit, Mich.: Organic Weapon Arts, 2012. ISBN 9780982710623, OCLC 823602995
- Hum, Alice James Books, 2013
- The Big Book of Exit Strategies Farmington, Maine: Alice James Books, 2016. ISBN 9781938584244, OCLC 920019109
In Anthology
- Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology. University of Georgia Press, 2018. OCLC 1004957170
References
- ^ a b Poetry Foundation. "Jamaal May". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Williams, Brooke (4 February 2014). "Jamaal May -- Detroit Humming Inside Him". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ The Kenyon Review. "Jamaal May". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "The Kenyon Review Fellowships: History". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Hodge, Anna Claire. "Interview: Jamaal May". The Southeast Review. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ The Believer (1 September 2013). "Contributors: Jamaal May". The Believer. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Cain, Martin. "Hum by Jamaal May". HTMLGiant. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Winter, David (5 September 2014). "Review of Hum by Jamaal May". The Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
