Jones, Paul, 1950-
Biographical notes:
Paul Jones was born in Hickory, N.C., on 5 February 1950. He received his M.F.A in poetry from Warren Wilson College in 1993. Since high school, Jones has followed a dual career path in computers and poetry. From 1977 to 1996, Jones worked for the Office of Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1992, he was instrumental in creating SunSITE, a major Internet server and digital library. One of Jones's special interests has been establishing the Internet Poetry Archive. In 1996, Jones moved to the University of Virginia. Jones was director of the Poets Exchange at the ArtSchool in Carrboro, N.C.; on the founding board for the North Carolina Writers' Network; and, in 1990, Jones won the Harperprints Poetry Chapbook competition award from the North Carolina Writers' Network for his chapbook What the Welsh and Chinese Have in Common.
From the guide to the Paul Jones Papers (#4787), 1978-1995, (Southern Historical Collection)
Paul Jones was born in Hickory, N.C., on 5 February 1950. He received his M.F.A. in poetry from Warren Wilson College in 1993. Since high school, Jones has followed a dual career path in computers and poetry. From 1977 to 1996, Jones worked for the Office of Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1992, he was instrumental in creating SunSITE, a major Internet server and digital library. One of Jones's special interests has been establishing the Internet Poetry Archive. In 1996, Jones moved to the University of Virginia. Jones was director of the Poets Exchange at the ArtSchool in Carrboro, N.C.; on the founding board for the North Carolina Writers' Network; and, in 1990, won the Harperprints Poetry Chapbook competition award from the North Carolina Writers' Network for his chapbook "What the Welsh and Chinese Have in Common."
From the description of Papers, 1978-1995 (general abstract). WorldCat record id: 34847471
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Subjects:
- American poetry
- Poets, American
- Computer networks
- Internet
- Literature
- Poetry
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- Hickory, NC, US
- North Carolina, NC, US
