Jamaal May (poetry ’11): Jamaal has won the Beatrice Hawley Award from Alice James Books, for his poetry collection, Hum.  The award includes $2000 and publication in November 2013.  A selection of Jamaal’s published work is available on his personal website.

Jamaal is the third Warren Wilson MFA graduate to win the Beatrice Hawley award.  Reginald Dwayne Betts (poetry, ’10) received it for Shahid Reads His Own Palm (2010, Alice James) and Catherine Barnett (poetry, ’02 ) was awarded it for Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (2004, Alice James).

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