Jamaal May | |
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 May at Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, Georgetown University | |
| Born | 1982 Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation | Poet, Professor |
| Nationality | American |
Jamaal May | |
|---|---|
May at Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, Georgetown University | |
| Born | 1982 Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation | Poet, Professor |
| Nationality | American |
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]
