Patrick Jones
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Patrick Jones is a Welsh poet and author. He is the brother of Nicky Wire, the lyricist, bass guitar player and occasional vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.
Born in Tredegar in 1965 he was educated at Oakdale Comprehensive, Cross Keys College, and the University of Wales, Swansea from 1983-1987. He left with Ba Hons in sociology and American literature. Patrick also did work experience in Youth work, nursing aid, literacy officer and lecturer.He has lived all his life in Blackwood, apart from four years he spent in Chicago, Illinois.Patrick set up the Blackwood Young Writers Group based at Blackwood miners institute in 1993 where he is the tutor to the present day. He has also been the Creative Literacy Worker writer for Cynon project since 1997 and a writer in residence at Swansea college since 1998.Patrick is also responsible for setting up various reading and writing workshops throughout Wales from schools to youth centres. Some public appearances included TV shows, radio readings, interviews and a collaberation with artist David Garner. He also participated in a week long intensive writing masterclass with Arnold Wesker at Hay on Wye literature festival in 1997.Throughout 1998 Patrick also attended: Dysfluency Tour, MSP convention and an appearance in BBC Two documentary (among the many other things that Patrick simultaneously does in the community). The father of Ethan, Evan, Rebekah and Victoria, he has split from their mother and teaches adult literacy at Blackwood Community College and Ebbw Vale Institute. Patrick recently staged a Kosovo benefit at Blackwood Miner's Institute for which Max Boyce, James Dean Bradfield and a wonderful cast came together for a jubilant and very worth while night and is currently working on his second play and about to make live appearances around the UK with Commemoration & Amnesia.
Writer Patrick has written two plays, "Everything Must Go" and "Unprotected Sex" as well having poetry books "The Guerilla tapestry" (1995), "political games,Trewlew Oriel Cardiff old drift mine" (1995), "Protest of Discipline, Taff bargoed drift mine" (1996) "The Mute Communion"(1997), and "Fuse", published, as well as "Poem for Pictures of the Gone World" a film for BBC Wales (1999) and anthologies " Out of the coalhouse" and "Red poets society" b
External link
- Official Patrick Jones Website (http://freespace.virgin.net/r.coombes/p-main.htm)