Poetry Mine

Biography

Poetry Mine by Geoff Jones. Welsh poetry, Welsh poems. Geoff Jones was born in Beaufort, Monmouthshire and educated at Nantyglo Grammar School and Caerleon Training College. He taught in schools in England, later gaining an M.A. (Creative Writing) at Leeds University.

He tutored the poetry, novel, short stories and autobiography modules in Open Studies and the undergraduate Skills Certificate at the University of Warwick and in Continuing & Professional Education at Keele University.

Geoff is a founder member of Tamworth Writers and continues to offer workshops in creative writing.He is a member of Cannon Poets, Birmingham and wrote the lyrics to the carol, The Innkeeper's Song (music by Robert Ramskill) first performed at Canoldir (Birmingham) Male Choir's Christmas Concert 2004. 

He lives near Abergavenny in South Wales and is a member of Beaufort Male Choir, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Gwent.


You can tear a poem apart to see what makes it tick.... You're back with the mystery of having been moved by words. The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps... so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.

Dylan Thomas, Poetic Manifesto, 1961

Contact Details


Geoff Jones
5 Pen Padraig
Govilon
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 9RX

info@poetrymine.net
www.poetrymine.net

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