Alice Jones
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Alice Jones is an American poet
, physician, and psychoanalyst. Her most recent collection of poetry is Gorgeous Mourning (Apogee Press, 2004). Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Antioch Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Boston Review, The Denver Quarterly, and Chelsea. Her honors include fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference and the National Endowment for the Arts.
. She is also co-editor of Apogee Press.
Chapbooks
Anthologies
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, physician, and psychoanalyst. Her most recent collection of poetry is Gorgeous Mourning (Apogee Press, 2004). Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Antioch Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Boston Review, The Denver Quarterly, and Chelsea. Her honors include fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Life
She is a training and supervising analyst on the faculty of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and practices in Berkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. She is also co-editor of Apogee Press.
Awards
- 2009 First Annual Narrative Magazine Poetry Award
- 2006 Lyric Poetry Award (Poetry Society of America)
- 2001 Robert H. Winner Award (Poetry Society of America)
- 1999 Jane Kenyon Chapbook Award
- 1992 Beatrice Hawley AwardBeatrice Hawley AwardThe Beatrice Hawley Award is given annually by Alice James Books. The award includes publication of a book-length poetry manuscript and a cash prize ....
- 1994 NEA fellowship in poetry.
Published works
Full-Length Poetry Collections- Extreme Directions (Omnidawn, 2002)
- The Knot (Alice James BooksAlice James BooksAlice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in Farmington, Maine and affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington.- History and mission :...
, 1992)
Chapbooks
- Anatomy (Bullnettle Press, 1992)
Anthologies
External links
- Alice James Books > Author Page > Alice Jones
- Omnidawn > Author Page > Alice Jones
- Gorgeous Mourning, Apogee Press
- Poem: Poetry Society of America > 96th Annual Award Winning Poems > Lyric Poetry Award > Alice Jones > Valle d'Aosta
- Audio: The Cortland Review > August 1999, Issue 8 > Nightfall and Paperweight by Alice Jones
- http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse/185/2#20606787
- http://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/fall-2009/spell