Jamaal May

Jamaal May
Georgetown University
Born1982 (age 43–44)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
OccupationsPoet, Professor

Jamaal May (born 1982) is an American poet from Detroit.

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. May has taught at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and was a fellow at the Kenyon Review between 2014 and 2016. 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 . His first book, Hum, received generally favorable reviews.

Bibliography

In Anthology

References

  1. 1 2 Poetry Foundation. "Jamaal May". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Williams, Brooke (4 February 2014). "Jamaal May -- Detroit Humming Inside Him". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ The Kenyon Review. "Jamaal May". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Kenyon Review Fellowships: History". The Kenyon Review. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Hodge, Anna Claire. "Interview: Jamaal May". The Southeast Review. Retrieved 5 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ The Believer (1 September 2013). "Contributors: Jamaal May". The Believer. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Cain, Martin. "Hum by Jamaal May". HTMLGiant. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Winter, David (5 September 2014). "Review of Hum by Jamaal May". The Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2015.