Patricia Spears Jones

Patricia Spears Jones
Jones at the Kelly Writers House in 2016
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma materRhodes College; Vermont College
OccupationPoet
AwardsJackson Poetry Prize

Patricia Spears Jones (born 1951) is an American poet. She is the author of five books of poetry. Jones is the editor of "The Future Differently Imagined", an issue of About Place Journal, the online publication of Black Earth Institute.[1] Previously, she was the co-editor for Ordinary Women: Poems of New York City Women. Her poem "Beuys and the Blonde" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.[2] Jones was the winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize for 2017,[3] and she was the 2020 Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-in-Residence at Hollins University.[4]

A native of Forrest City, Arkansas, Jones lives in New York City.[5] She received her BA degree from Rhodes College in 1973,[6] and her MFA from Vermont College in 1992.[7] She has been a constant presence in the New York writing community.

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  2. ^ Bhuvaneswar, Chaya (September 2, 2020). "Building and Building: Talking with Patricia Spears Jones". The Rumpus. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Patricia Spears Jones wins $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize". Poets & Writers. April 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Louis D. Rubin Jr. Writer-In-Residence | =Recent Writers-in-Residence". Hollins University. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Sandage, Chivas (March 28, 2019). "Ms. Muse: Patricia Spears Jones Fights Patriarchy and Racism with Feminist Poetry". Black Earth Institute. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Rhodes Alumna Patricia Spears Jones '73 Wins Prestigious Jackson Poetry Prize". Rhodes College. April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Patricia Spears Jones". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2022.