Perry Janes

Perry Janes is the author of the poetry collection Find Me When You’re Ready (Curbstone Books, 2024). His poems and stories have appeared in Poetry, Electric Literature, the Michigan Quarterly Review, Poem-a-Day, Best New Poets 2024, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, and elsewhere. He earned his MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College and his BA from the University of Michigan. He lives in California, where he works as a screenwriter. (Updated 1/2026)