Richard Jones (5) (1953–)
Author of The Blessing: New & Selected Poems
For other authors named Richard Jones, see the disambiguation page.
Series
Works by Richard Jones
Poetry East #54 — Editor — 2 copies
Poetry East 29 (Spring 1990): The Historical Moment: Eastern European Poetry (1990) — Editor — 1 copy
Poetry East : number twenty & twenty-one fall 1986 : poetics — Editor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Jones, Richard
- Birthdate
- 1953
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- University of Virginia
Vermont College - Occupations
- poet
editor
critic - Relationships
- Daniels, Kate (wife)
- Organizations
- DePaul University
- Awards and honors
- Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines’ Editors Award
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Reviews
At Last We Enter Paradise by Richard Jones
A quick read.
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.
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)
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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Statistics
- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 137
- Popularity
- #149,084
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 412
- Languages
- 11