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LEWIS–JONES, TONY

Email: tonylj@firewater.fsworld.co.uk

Tony Lewis-Jones was born in Wales, and educated at Clifton and Oxford. His poetry has appeared in magazines and anthologies all over the world, and has been broadcast on radio and television. He has held a number of poetry-related posts including Co-ordinator of Poems on the Bus and Poetry in the Parks, Poet-In-Residence at BBC Radio Bristol and Poet-In-Residence at The Bristol Evening Post. His Anytime: Collected Poems (Poetry Monthly Press, 2006) was released internationally under the title Any Time and Other Poems by BeWrite Books.

Tony is also the editor of the acclaimed e-zine Various Artists. He won the prestigious Poets’ Poet award in 2006. His latest title, Living with History (Firewater Press, 2008), has been published as an ebook. To read three poems from it, please click here.

Reviews:

"…Any Time is a thought-provoking read … a volume that creates memorable pictures, sounds, senses … that should be cherished…"
Deborah Tyler-Bennett

"…Brave, committed, gorgeous lyricism…"
Wynn Wheldon

"…A first rate craftsman and an astute observer…"
Bryn Fortey

"…Striking and memorable…"
Sophie Hannah

"…Lyric gems…"
Mo Watson


Selected Publications:
Full Moons and Half Truths (Poetry Monthly Press, 2003)
Lost poems (Poetry Monthly Press, 2005)
Anytime: Collected Poems (Poetry Monthly Press, 2006)
Any Time and Other Poems (USA- BeWrite, 2006)
The Lost Poems 2 (e-book) (Firewater Press 2007)
Living with History (e-book) (Firewater Press, 2008) 

Contributed to:
City: Bristol Today in Poems and Pictures (contributor) (Paralalia, 2004)
Routes: Twelve Poet - A Road Less Traveled (contributor) (BeWrite Books, 2004)




Any Time and Other Poems (USA- Bewrite, 2006)

This book was considered for Wales Book of the Year 2007.

To purchase the title from amazon.co.uk, please click here