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.
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.
His work has appeared in Poetry, Field, Fence, The Nation, and Prairie Schooner.