John James is the author of The Milk Hours (Milkweed Editions, 2019), as well as three chapbooks, among them the forthcoming Extinction Song (Tupelo Press, 2026). He is completing a PhD in English at the University of California, Berkeley.
John James
Articles
John James’s “Future Perfect”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by John James.
Heavied with Endgame: On Jorie Graham’s “[To] the Last [Be] Human”
John James considers “[To] the Last [Be] Human” by Jorie Graham.
Aesthetic Weather: On Cole Swensen’s “Art in Time”
John James considers “Art in Time” by Cole Swensen.
Language Does Not Need to Be Hopeful to Provide Hope: A Conversation Between John James and Christopher Kondrich
A conversation between poets John James and Christopher Kondrich.
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