James Kimbrell

James Kimbrell is an American poet and academic.

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

His work has appeared in Poetry, Field, Fence, [[The Nation, Prairie Schooner, and The Boston Book Review.

Awards

 * 1998 Whiting Writer's Award
 * Ruth Lilly Fellowship
 * "Discovery"/The Nation Award
 * Ford Foundation Fellowship
 * Academy of American Poets Prize
 * National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship