Evan Jones. Courtesy Carcanet Press.
Evan Jones (born 1973) is a Canadian poet and critic who lives in England.
Life[]
Jones was born in Weston, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.[1] He holds dual Canadian and Greek citizenship.[2] He attended Lawrence Park Collegiate in Toronto.
He earned a Ph.D. in English and creative writing from the University of Manchester.[2] He has live in Manchester, England, since 2005.[3]
He has taught at York University, Toronto; University of Bolton; University of Leeds; and John Moores University, Liverpool.[3]
Jones edited New Canadian Poetry, Introductions: Poets present poets, and Opening the Island, Anne Compton's debut collection of poetry. His work has appeared in Descant, the Malahat Review,and Queen Street Quarterly.[4]
He and fellow expatriate Canadian poet Todd Swift edited Modern Canadian Poets: An anthology (Carcanet, 2010), which The Globe and Mail called "the most exhaustive and important anthology of Canadian poetry in two decades."[5]
He lives in Manchester, England.
Recognition[]
His debut collection of poetry, Nothing Fell Today But Rain, was nominated for the 2003 Governor General's Award for English language poetry.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Drivers, Absence, Snow (by Evan Jones, Jena Schmitt, & Matt Yeldon). Toronto: Swashbuckle Books, 2001.
- Nothing Fell Today But Rain: Poems. Markham, ON, & Alliston, MA: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003.
- Paralogues. Manchester, UK: Carcanet, 2012.
Translated[]
- Julien Béziat, Mako (illustrated by Julien Béziat). Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013. ISBN 978-1-55455-275-7
Edited[]
- New Canadian Poetry (with introduction by A.F. Moritz). Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2000.
- Introductions: Poets present poets. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2001.
- Modern Canadian Poets: An anthology of poems in English (edited with Todd Swift). Manchester, UK: Carcanet Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-85754-938-6
- Earth and Heaven: An anthology of myth poetry (edited with Amanda Jernigan). Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2015.
Paralogues by Evan Jones
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Evan Jones, Canadian Notes and Queries 98 (Winter 2017). Web, Apr. 15, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evan Jones, Carcanet Press. Web, Apr. 15, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dr. Evan Jones, English and Creative Writing, University of Bolton. Web, Apr. 15, 2017.
- ↑ Nothing Fell Today But Rain, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Web, Mar. 11, 2012.
- ↑ Leah McLaren, "Rescuing Canadian poetry from international obscurity," Globe & Mail, Nov. 20, 2010, Web, Mar. 11, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Evan Jones, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Literary Center Inc. Web, Oct. 11, 2015.
External Links[]
- Poems
- Evan Jones: 2 poems, AGNI Online.
- Prose
- "Not Oedipus", The New Criterion essay
- About
- Author Page at Carcanet Press
- Modern Canadian Poets: An interview with the editors, The Winnipeg Review, 2011
- Interview with Evan Jones at Maisonneuve, 2012
- "Signs of Genius": John Barton in conversation with Evan Jones about the late Daryl Hine, 2012
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