Jami Macarty

Vincent K. Wong

Jami Macarty is the author of "The Long Now Conditions Permit," winner of the 2023 Test Site Poetry Prize, and "The Minuses," winner of the 2020 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award-Poetry Arizona. She has also published four chapbooks, including "The Whole Catastrophe" and "Mind of Spring," winner of the 2017 Vallum Chapbook Award. Macarty’s writing is supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council. She teaches creative writing at Simon Fraser University. 

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Awards: 2025 The bpNichol Chapbook Award finalist; 2023 Test Site Poetry Prize; 2020 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award-Poetry Arizona, winner; 2017 Vallum Chapbook Award winner; 2017-2024 seven-time Pushcart Prize nominee

Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

The Poem IS Political

"It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every day/for lack/of what is found there."-William Carlos Williams While some writers see art as an escape from politics and the news cycle, others embrace the political. Three poets explore the relationship between politics and poetry.

Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  
Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Poetry
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)  

Panelists: Susan Briante, Diana Marie Delgado, Jami Macarty
Moderator: Katie Zale
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Max McCauslin and John Smith

Poetry vs. the Patriarchy

A viral headline recently asked, "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" In yet another era of sexism and misogyny, what kind of intervention can poetry make? Hear from three visionary poets who confront everyday injustices and cultural crises in their writing to affirm a more equal world.

Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Poetry
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jami Macarty, Danielle Williams, Felicia Zamora
Moderator: Estella Gonzalez
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Max McCauslin and John Smith

Books:

The Long Now Conditions Permit

Poems
Poetry
University of Nevada Press
December 2025
ISBN 9781647792039
80 pages
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The Minuses

Poetry
The Center for Literary Publishing
March 2020
ISBN 9781885635716
90 pages
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