Jacob Mays: 2 books

His second book of poetry, Hunt/Gather confronts the difficulties of growing up rurally poor, imagines a funeral service for the Devil, and features a few poetic forms as well as the expansive free verse Mays is known for. Jacob Mays is a graduate of the Creative Writing: Poetry program of Columbia College Chicago. He lives in Pittsburgh and is a curator at The Night Gallery.

Jacob Mays studied poetry at Columbia College Chicago while he pedaled a bicycle cab, taught high school English and landscaped. This is his first book of poetry and he loves you.