Welcome
"all truth passes through three stages.first, it is
ridiculed. second, it is violently opposed.third, it
is accepted as being self -evident"
Arthur Schopenhauer
Welcome to the official webpages of writer Patrick Jones. Here you will find details of current projects, past works and contact information.
His new collection of poetry "Darkness is where the stars are" will be published on the 12th November 2008 by Cinnamon Press and launched at a free event at The Wales Millennium Centre.
Patrick is a poet, playwright, human rights activist and filmmaker. His work includes the poetry collections The Guerilla tapestry and Fuse, the CD of spoken word and music Commemoration and Amnesia and the plays Everything Must Go, Unprotected Sex, The War is Dead long live the war and Sing to Me. He has also directed short films and videos for the bands The Manic Street Preachers and Lethargy.
Patrick is also committed to taking words to the whole of the community and has developed writing groups for young people in Wales and beyond, developed and co-ordinated writing and drama workshops for people of all ages and from a mixed background, attended many different organisations from
community groups to universities to speak about writing and give readings of work. Set-up various writing projects for people with specific needs, for example hospice patients, school non-attendees, mental health patients and most recently the young homeless.He has worked with various communty based projects with NCH, The Welsh National Opera, St. David’s Foundation Hospice Care and The Dyn Project ( advocacy for men who have
experienced domestic violence) and The Prison Service.
He is always looking to further and develop his work so please feel free to use the "contact us" section to get in touch with Patrick about any aspect of his work or future collaborations.He is involved in this site and will visit it regularly.
Thank you.
"Thoughtful, provocative and challenging, these poems engage and
enrage"
Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner
“Very strong stuff”
Harold Pinter
“Striking enough to do for Welsh theatre what the
Manics and Stereophonics have done for its music”
The Guardian review of “Everything Must Go”