The Writers of Wales Database

JONES, PAUL STEFFAN

Gerranfa, Castle Square, Cilgerran, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 2SE
Tel: 01239 621609
Email: paulsteffanjones@btinternet.com
Website: http://p47sj.wordpress.com

The poet Paul Steffan Jones was born in Cardigan in 1961. He is a Civil Servant and Trade Unionist. From 1977 to 1989 he was involved in writing and performing Welsh songs and poems which featured in albums, radio broadcasts, fanzines and an anthology, Y Tren Olaf Adre (Y Lolfa, 1984). From 2003 his poems have been regularly included in Poetry Wales, New Welsh Review, Iota, Weyfarers, The Rialto, Roundyhouse and The Seventh Quarry. Additionally, his work has appeared in the Seren Selections anthology and all three volumes of The Slab. One poem, 'Bombstar', is the basis of a song which can be heard at www.myspace.com/bombstardom.
His poem "When You Smile You'll Be a Dog No More" won the first prize in the West Coast Eisteddfod 2012 Online Poetry Competition

Selected Publications:
Lull of The Bull (Starborn Books, 2009)
The Trigger-Happiness (Starborn Books 2012)

Contributed to:
Y Tren Olaf Adre (Y Lolfa, 1984)
The Slab (contributor) (Muesli Jellyfish, 2004)
The Slab: Slab of Faith v. 2 (contributor) (Muesli Jellyfish, 2005)
The Slab: Slab of Fun v. 3 (contributor) (Muesli Jellyfish, 2006)
Seren Selections (Seren, 2006)



Lull of The Bull (Starborn Books, 2009)

This is the first collection of Paul’s work and is primarily an account of dealing with the stresses of establishing and maintaining identity in a changing rural population and its landscapes, both physical and mental. Anger and isolation are recurring themes, creating a painful but honest beat as they are exposed to mind-altering pressures. Many of the poems are restricted in length in an attempt to create tension and mystery and in homage to the constraints of the modern day timetable. He is not afraid to use absurdity in his work.