Background
He was born in London, England, received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
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Richard Jones
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University of Virginia.
Career
From the University of Virginia and an Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently The Correct Spelling & Exact Meaning (Copper Canyon Press, 2010), as well as a number of limited edition volumes. He is also the editor of the critical anthology and Politics (William Morrow and Company, 1985).
In 2000, he published a compact disc, Body and Soul, in which he discusses the art of poetry.
In 2011, he published Thunder on the Mountain (East of Eden Press), a nonfiction book that explores the relationship between poetry and painting. He is editor of the literary journal East and its many anthologies, including The Last Believer in Words and Bliss.
He is currently professor of English at DePaul University in Chicago, where he has taught since 1987.
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