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James Grinwis

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James Grinwis
Born
United States
OccupationPoet

James Grinwis is an American writer specialising in poetry, best known for the book Exhibit of Forking Paths. He has also produced very short stories.[1]

Early life

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Grinwis graduated from Kent School in 1990. He also graduated from the MFA Program for Poets & Writers. He attended Hamilton College before graduate school at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.[2]

Awards

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Works

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  • City From Nome (National Poetry Review Press, 2011)
  • Exhibit of Forking Paths (Coffee House, 2011)[3][4]

Reaction

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Publishers Weekly praised Exhibit of Forking Paths for poems that are "fun, disjunctive, and seem improvisatory, while also sturdy".[4] James Heflin has described how Grinwis "piles images into mad quilts that instantly intrigue, and later tumble into intuitive meaning".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Forrest Roth, "Depth Charge: James Grinwis", Art Voice, http://artvoice.com/issues/v5n9/depth_charge
  2. ^ a b James Heflin, "Art in Paradise: A Harpoon by the Door", The Valley Advocate (Northampton, MA), December 01, 2011, http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=14368
  3. ^ Micah Bateman, "James Grinwis's Exhibit of Forking Paths", Iowa Review, http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/?q=reviews/sep-19-2011/james_grinwis_s_exhibit_of_forking_paths Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Exhibit of Forking Paths" (Review), Publishers Weekly, 11/28/2011, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56689-280-3