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Richard Jones (5) (1953–)

Author of The Blessing: New & Selected Poems

For other authors named Richard Jones, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Richard Jones

The Blessing: New & Selected Poems (2000) 34 copies, 1 review
Apropos of Nothing (2006) 15 copies
A Perfect Time (1994) 14 copies
At Last We Enter Paradise (1991) 13 copies, 1 review
Of Solitude and Silence (1981) — Editor — 11 copies
Country Of Air (1986) 4 copies
Poetry East 41 (Autumn 1995): The Erotic Spirit (1998) — Editor — 4 copies
Poetry East #54 — Editor — 2 copies
Poetry East 2 copies

Associated Works

Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (2003) — Contributor — 795 copies, 10 reviews
A Good Man: Fathers and Sons in Poetry and Prose (1993) — Contributor — 20 copies, 1 review
The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop (2016) — Contributor — 11 copies

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JamesPaul977 | Feb 4, 2024 |
These are examples how poets got ideas, modified them, reconsidered, and finally published a single poem. Each example shows a different sort of process, and each example enriches my experience of the final result.
 
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mykl-s | Aug 12, 2023 |
This is one of the most prolific poetry books of modern day. Richard Jones is highly talented and really takes his readers on a journey into his life and his career. I had the fortunate experience of being taught by Richard Jones, and he practices what he writes. Reading this will only make you a better poet, and will open your mind to a new dimension of poetic writing.

Some things that particurally stand out are his poems on the death of his nephew Andrew which take you into the emotions of someone dealing with the death of a close child. The marvelous thing is that Jones's poems do not judge--they simply recreate or reveal the range of human feelings. And very often these poems guide us back from the depths of suffering to a transformed state. In his own words: "Do you know what I think, / drifting off toward dawn? / If, in the garden of the world, / there's such a thing as suffering, / I have never suffered."… (more)
 
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