Chris Jones
Poetry

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Little Piece of Harm

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 Publications

Two Reviews of Skin

You 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

Skin

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 Publications

My new poetry collection: Skin

I 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

Mark Goodwin’s new collection Steps

Mark Goodwin’s new collection of poems Steps is now available from Longbarrow Press.  For information about the book and how to order it from the publisher go here.  You can also hear a recording of Mark reading the poem ‘Steps’ if you scroll down the home page of the Longbarrow website here.  There are also…

Posted on 18th March 2015 in News

Mark Goodwin’s launch of Steps at The Fat Cat, Sheffield: 7th Dec

Mark Goodwin will launch his new poetry collection STEPS (Longbarrow Press) at The Red Deer, Sheffield on Sunday 7th December at The Fat Cat pub, Alma Street, Sheffield.  He will be reading at 7.30 p.m. along with two other Longbarrow Press poets, Angelina Ayers and Fay Musselwhite. Steps is filled with poems about walking through…

Posted on 2nd December 2014 in Events

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