Alice Jones is an American poet, physician, and psychoanalyst. Her most recent collection of poetry is Vault (Apogee Press, 2020). Her poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Boston Review, The Denver Quarterly, and Verse. Her honors include fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference and the National Endowment for the Arts.
She is a training and supervising analyst on the faculty of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and practices in Berkeley, California. She is a co-founder and former co-editor of Apogee Press.
Awards
- 2013, "Plunge" was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in Poetry
- 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 Award
- 1994, NEA fellowship in poetry.
Published works
Full-length poetry collections
- Vault. Apogee Press. 2020. ISBN 978-1733137515.
- Plunge. Apogee Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9787667-9-5.
- Gorgeous Mourning. Apogee Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-9744687-1-6.
- Extreme Directions (Omnidawn, 2002)
- The Knot (Alice James Books, 1992)
Chapbooks
- Anatomy (Bullnettle Press, 1992)
- Isthmus. Alice James Books. 2000. ISBN 978-1-882295-27-2.
References
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-77035115.html
- "Read by Author | Ploughshares".
- Ploughshares > Authors & Articles > Alice Jones
- Eugene J. Mahon, A Review of The Knot by Alice Jones, The Psychoanalytic Quarterly Issue 65 (1996):443-445
- "Alice James Books > Author Page > Alice Jones". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- "Poetry Society of America > 96th Annual Award Winning Poems > Lyric Poetry Award > Alice Jones > Valle d'Aosta". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- Alice James Books > Past Award Winners Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
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External links
- Official website
- 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
- Gorgeous Mourning Review
- Spell, Narrative Magazine