Mab Jones

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Mab Jones is a poet, writer, and radio presenter based in Wales. She has two poetry collections Poor Queen (Burning Eye Books, 2014) and take your experience and peel it (Indigo Dreams, 2015). [1] [2]

She is the founder and editor of Black Rabbit Press. [3] She has also worked as a presenter for BBC Radio 4, especially on programs related to Welsh themes and content. [4] [5] [6]

Jones was the first Resident Poet at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, and was Resident Writer of Cardiff Wetlands. She received a Literature Matters Award from the Royal Society of Literature in 2019 in order to create a podcast about this. [7] Previously, she has created a podcast for London's Apples & Snakes, [8] who she has headlined for at several of their spoken word events. [9] [10]

The poet coordinated International Dylan Thomas Day in 2016 and 2017. [11] In 2018, she volunteered to help Dylan Thomas' granddaughter, Hannah Ellis, in running the day. As part of this, Jones organised a worldwide competition to create the world's longest love poem from collated entries, which was successful. [12]

Awards and honours

She has won a number of awards, including the John Tripp Spoken Poetry Audience Prize, [13] the Aurora Poetry Competition, [14] the Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize, [15] and the Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. [16] She has also received a Creative Wales Award. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Out Now: Poor Queen by Mab Jones". Burning Eye Books. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "MAB JONES - Indigo Dreams". www.indigodreams.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "BRP". BRP. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Seriously..., Hiraeth". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - The Black Chair". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Welsh Ladies". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "RSL Literature Matters Awards 2019 – winners announced". Royal Society of Literature.
  8. ↑ "Home Cooking: Spoken Bard with Mab Jones". Apples & Snakes. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "JUNE SNAKEBASKET EXTRACTS". Apples & Snakes.
  10. ↑ "Spoken Word Archive". Apples & Snakes.
  11. ↑ "International Dylan Thomas Day 2017". Literature Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "The World's Longest Love Poem". Discover Dylan Thomas.
  13. ↑ "Peter Read wins the 2007 John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry". Theatre in Wales.
  14. ↑ "RSL Literature Matters Awards 2019 – winners announced". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Mab Jones & Ben Ray win Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  16. ↑ Says, Cozycoleman (9 September 2015). "2015 Finalists". Doublebunny Press. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Arts Council of Wales | Mab Jones". www.arts.wales. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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