My latest collection of poems is available from Longbarrow Press. Little Piece of Harm is a narrative sequence that focuses on 24 hours in the life of a city that has been shut down in the aftermath of a shooting. As this act of violence ramifies outwards, the sequence explores the geographical reach of Sheffield…
Posted on 28th March 2021 in PublicationsI’m reading at two events in the next couple of weeks. Details below: Writers in the Bath, The Bath Hotel, 66 Victoria Street, Sheffield, S3 7QL, Tuesday 8th November, 7.30 pm onwards. Entry £4. Chris Jones is a writer and teacher who has lived in Sheffield for over twenty five years. His poetry books include Hard on…
Posted on 6th November 2016 in EventsI’ll be reading my poetry at the inaugural HillsFest (Sheffield) on Saturday 9th July. I will be performing at The Bowling Green Pavilion in Hillsborough at 12.50 p.m., kicking off proceedings for two days of spoken word events. There’s a big programme featuring poetry readings, talks/lectures and film over the course of the weekend. You…
Posted on 3rd July 2016 in NewsYou can find two responses to my latest collection of poems, Skin (Longbarrow Press, 2015) in the on-line journal Sabotage and the Winter 2015/16 print edition of The North. Ed Ferrari produced a ‘podcast’ review of my book back in August. His ten minute consideration of Skin can be found here. I like the way an…
Posted on 19th February 2016 in News
This hardback collection is still available to buy from Longbarrow Press. The book was the accumulation of ten year’s of work, taking in long poems and sequences about working as a prison writer-in-residence, Pre-Reformation Wall Art and its destruction, writers and writing, family ties and parenthood. The book also features work drawn from collaborative projects with…
Posted on 14th June 2015 in PublicationsI am very pleased to announce that my latest collection of poems – Skin – will be published by Longbarrow Press on June 5th. The book covers almost a decade’s worth of writing, with five main sequences or long poems set alongside poetry inspired by collaborations and commissions. My work over this period returns again and again…
Posted on 30th May 2015 in News