Patricia Spears Jones - October 21, 2017

Date
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Thinking Its Presence, UA Poetry Center

Reading Series
Location
UA Poetry Center
Patricia Spears Jones

Patricia Spears Jones reads poems from across her career as published in A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems (2015), along with uncollected work at the 2017 Thinking Its Presence conference. She also reads one poem from Stardust, landmines, and cartoons: Poems from 2006 to 2014 (2015).

Tracks
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Opening Remarks and "Answer This"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia and Ada Limón. Answer This. New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2015.

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"Poem in the Manner of Audre Lorde"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. Stardust, landmines, and cartoons: Poems from 2006 to 2014. Brooklyn: Belladonna Books, 2015.

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"Spanish Lesson"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"The Perfect Lipstick"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Dancer"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. "Dancer." Poem-a-Day. The Academy of American Poets, 27 Oct. 2015. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.

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"Prince on Prairie Home Companion: An Invention"
Description

Uncollected.

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"Lave"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. "Lave." The Migration Series Poetry Suite. Museum of Modern Art. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.

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"The Year of Mercy"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. "The Year of Mercy." Indolent Books. Indolent Books, 3 Sep. 2015. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.

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"Swimming to America"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Kara Walker Draws the Blues"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Mary J. Blige Sings 'No One Will Do'"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Self-Portrait as Shop Window"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Self-Portrait as Midnight Storm"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems. Buffalo, NY: White Pine Press, 2015.

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"Celia Cruz Snow Angels"
Description

Uncollected.

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"Mermaid and Surf"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. "Mermaid and Surf." The World in their Words. 92nd Street Y. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.

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"May Perpetual Light Shine"
Citation

Spears Jones, Patricia. "May Perpetual Light Shine." Poem-a-Day. The Academy of American Poets, 17 Oct. 2017. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.

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