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 PublicationsA collaboration between Paul Evans (graphics), myself (words) and Brian Lewis (film-maker) entitled ‘Murmuration’ is now available on Vimeo. There’s plenty of films to see on the site that have been produced by Longbarrow Press. My collaboration ‘Skin’ produced with Karl Hirst (photography) and Brian Lewis (film-maker) is worth viewing if you get the chance.
Posted on 25th June 2013 in NewsThe Spirit is a Bone took the form of a creative intervention within the Derby Museums Visual Poetry of 1001 Objects gallery from May 2013 to January 2014. Continuing with its aim to inspire curiosity, a bespoke desk-bureau with a number of drawers by my collaborator Paul Evans was nestled within the space. Within the…
Posted on 26th May 2013 in Commissions, PoetrySheffield Poetry Festival 31 May – 9 June 2013 Friday 31st May sees the launch of the second Sheffield Poetry Festival, a ten-day programme of thirty events celebrating the local, national and international. A range of literary and educational organisations, along with local poetry groups and individual poets, have got together to create a festival that is…
Posted on 26th May 2013 in EventsI’m launching my latest collection, Jigs and Reels (Shoestring Books), at Watestone’s Orchard Square, Sheffield on Wednesday 24th April at 6.30 p.m. There will be a talk, reading and book signing. If you are interested in coming along then get in touch (cwjones@mac.com).
Posted on 18th April 2013 in EventsI’m taking part in a poetry event on Wednesday 10th April at Blackwell’s bookshop, Mappin Street, Sheffield. I’m performing with the poets Kathy Towers, Laura Webb, and John Challis. The reading begins at 6.30 p.m.
Posted on 5th April 2013 in Events