Paul Jones Papers (#4787) 1978-2000s

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Paul Jones Papers (#4787) 1978-2000s

1978-2000s

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 The collection contains correspondence and related materials, ca. 1980-1994, including letters to and from poets and other literary figures. Some of the letters include copies of correspondents' writings. Writings by Jones are chiefly poems, including several drafts of Also included are a few essays, some written for graduate school classes at Warren Wilson College. There are also letters and writings of others who were Jones's classmates at Warren Wilson. ArtSchool materials relate to Jones's position as director of the Poetry Exchange. These include newspaper articles, publicity posters, and correspondence from poets who participated in ArtSchool readings over the course of Jones's tenure and audio tapes of poetry readings. North Carolina Writers' Network materials deal with the founding of the Network and Jones's tenure as president. SunSITE materials include items relating to the introduction of SunSITE and to the Internet Poetry Archive. Also included are poems by members of a poetry group and materials relating to writers' conferences Jones attended. What the Welsh and Chinese Have in Common. What the Welsh and Chinese Have In Common.

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