Printable view of Jorrell Watkins

Listed as:

Poet, Spoken Word Artist

Bio:

Jorrell Watkins is from Richmond, VA. He received fellowships from the Smithsonian Institution, Fulbright Japan and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. His chapbook, If Only the Sharks Would Bite, won the inaugural Desert Pavilion Chapbook Series in Poetry. His debut full-length collection, PlayHouse: poems was recently published by Northwestern University Press. Currently, he is a PhD student in poetry at the University of Southern California.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Twitter/X:

https://twitter.com/jorrellwatkins

Raised in:

Richmond, VA

Virginia

Website:

https://www.jorrellwatkins.com [2]

Prizes won:

Desert Pavilion Chapbook Series in Poetry Inaugural winner

Education:

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Identifies as:

African American

Prefers to work with:

Any