James Kimbrell

James Kimbrell (born 1967) is an American poet.

Life
As an undergraduate he majored in philosophy at Millsaps College, where his poetry was first published in the literary magazine Stylus.

He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with an M.A., from University of Virginia with an MFA, and from University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri with a Ph.D. He teaches at Florida State University.

His work has appeared in Poetry, Field, Fence, The Nation, and Prairie Schooner.

Awards

 * 1998 Whiting Award
 * Ruth Lilly Fellowship
 * "Discovery"/The Nation Award
 * Ford Foundation Fellowship
 * Academy of American Poets Prize
 * National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, Creative Writing-2005
 * 2016 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow
 * National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, Creative Writing-2017