James Kimbrell (born 1967) is an American poet.

As an undergraduate he majored in philosophy at Millsaps College, where his poetry was first published in the literary magazine Stylus.

[1] He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with an M.A., from University of Virginia with an MFA, and from University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri with a Ph.D.

He teaches at Florida State University.

[2] His work has appeared in Poetry,[3] Field, Fence,[4] The Nation, and Prairie Schooner.