Jackson Poetry Prize
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Edition 11 (2017) Winner
Patricia Spears Jones
パトリシア・スピアーズ・ジョーンズ
Patricia Spears Jones
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-01-01 （Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. → New York City, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Nominations
- "Beuys and the Blonde" — nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes College | — | — | BA | 1969–1973 | United States |
| Vermont College | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Rhodes College
Degree:
BA
Period:
1969–1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Vermont College
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | recipient |
| 1996 | Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists | — | — | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | recipient |
| 2000 | The Best American Poetry (featured) | — | — | The Best American Poetry | featured |
| 2017 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | winner |
| 2018 | Rauschenberg Foundation Residency | — | — | Rauschenberg Foundation | resident |
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
1994
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
recipient
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists
1996
Organization:
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Result:
recipient
The Best American Poetry (featured)
2000
Organization:
The Best American Poetry
Result:
featured
Jackson Poetry Prize
2017
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
winner
Rauschenberg Foundation Residency
2018
Organization:
Rauschenberg Foundation
Result:
resident
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems
2015 PoetryA collection combining new poems with selections from her previous work, addressing urban life, personal memory, and political themes.
urban lifememorypoliticsidentity
Living in the Love Economy
2014 PoetryPoems focusing on relationships, care, and community.
carecommunityemotional labor
Painkiller: Poems
2010 PoetryPoems that explore the body, pain, and healing.
bodypainhealing
Femme du Monde
2006 PoetryA collection interrogating internationality, femininity, and cultural identity.
femininitycultural identitymobility
The Weather That Kills
1995 PoetryAn early collection capturing the intersections of environment and feeling.
environmentemotionchange
Bibliography
- A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (2015)
- Living in the Love Economy (2014)
- Painkiller: Poems (2010)
- Femme du Monde (2006)
- The Weather That Kills (1995)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, fragmented formsconversational and improvisational voice
- Recurring Motifs
- urban landscapesbody and painrace and gendermemory
Legacy
A longtime presence in the New York poetry community, Jones is acclaimed for work addressing feminism, race, and urban life. Her 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize and other honors mark her influence on contemporary American poetry.
Archives
- Patricia Spears Jones papers, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
Trivia
- Won the 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize (approximately $50,000).
- Poem "Beuys and the Blonde" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
- Papers and materials are held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.