Patricia Spears Jones

Patricia Spears Jones (born 1951) is an American poet. She is the author of three collections books of poetry: Painkiller, The Weather That Kills, and Femme du Monde. Patricia Spears Jones 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. Jones was the winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize for 2017.

Contents

• Patricia spears jones reads lave the migration series poetry suite
• aftvnyc episode 61 patricia spears jones
• Honors and awards
• References

A native of Arkansas, Patricia Spears Jones lives in New York City. She received her BA from Rhodes College in 1973 and her MFA from Vermont College in 1992. She has been a constant presence in the New York writing community.

Honors and awards

Chronological order

1994 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowship, recipient

Included in The Best American Poetry 2000, edited by Rita Dove.

2017 Jackson Poetry Prize winner