Jamaal May - World Literary Awards

プロフィール

性別: 男性
生誕: 1982 （Detroit, Michigan）
国籍: American
言語: English
居住地歴: Detroit, Michigan

経歴

職業: poet, professor
活動期間: 2009年〜
所属: Vermont College of Fine Arts, Kenyon Review
影響を受けた人物: Vievee Francis

学歴

学校	学部	学科	学位	期間	国
Warren Wilson College	—	—	MFA	—	United States

Warren Wilson College

学位: MFA

国: United States

受賞・候補エディション

Lannan Literary Awards 3回登壇

作品

代表作

The God Engine: Poems

2009年 Poetry

An early collection of poems exploring religious imagery, urban landscapes, and corporeality.

urban lifereligious imagerythe body

The Whetting of Teeth: and Other Poems

2012年 Poetry

A collection of shorter poems notable for sharp metaphors and attention to sound.

memoryfamilyurban life

Hum

2013年 Poetry

A critically well-received collection that weaves Detroit sounds, mechanical rhythms, and personal history.

soundmechanizationpersonal history

The Big Book of Exit Strategies

2016年 Poetry

A collection addressing transitions, escape, and strategies for exit in life.

escapechangeidentity

全著作

The God Engine: Poems (2009)
The Whetting of Teeth: and Other Poems (2012)
Hum (2013)
The Big Book of Exit Strategies (2016)
Anthology contribution: Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (2018)

作風・主題

文体: lyrical style with strong attention to sound and rhythmsharp poetic imagery and metaphor
頻出モチーフ: urban (especially Detroit) landscapesmechanical/industrial imagerybody and memory

評価・遺産

A contemporary poet from Detroit known for community teaching and distinctive poetic work; praised for his attention to sound, rhythm, and urban experience.

豆知識

Served as a Writer-in-Residence with InsideOut Literary Arts, teaching poetry in Detroit public schools.
Was a Kenyon Review fellow from 2014 to 2016.