James Kimbrell
Encyclopedia
Life
He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with an M.A., from University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
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with an MFA, and from University of Missouri
University of Missouri
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in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
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with a Ph.D. He teaches at Florida State University
Florida State University
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His work has appeared in Poetry, Field, Fence, The Nation, Prairie Schooner, The Boston Book Review.
Awards
- 1998 Whiting Writer's Award
- Ruth Lilly Fellowship
- "Discovery"/The Nation Award
- Ford Foundation Fellowship
- Academy of American PoetsAcademy of American PoetsThe Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
Prize - National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship