J. Mae Barizo

J. Mae Barizo is a poet, essayist and multidisciplinary artist who was born in Toronto. She is the author of the poetry collections Tender Machines (Tupelo Press, 2023) and The Cumulus Effect (Four Way Books, 2015).

Barizo has been the recipient of awards from Poets House, MAP fund, Critical Minded, Bennington College, Opera America, and the Mellon Foundation. She was a 2024 Artist Resident at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

Barizo is the chair of the undergraduate creative writing program and is part of the MFA faculty at The New School. She lives in New York City.