Donna Jones MBE | BLOG

Not for the Faint Hearted

I am not being rude or offensive when i wrote 'DO 1' as it relates to a project I did 2 years ago. I drove around Sheffield giving away...

There isn't a day goes by when I am not thinking about either my art or poetry. Since officially finishing paid work in 2010 I knew what...

'Not for the faint-hearted' could be used to describe SPOKEN WORD POETRY across the island. In Sheffield I performed alongside lots of...

'Not for the faint- hearted' could apply to the varied range of spoken word poetry being written and performed across the island. I had...

40 years ago I was a naive Barnsley lass attending Bretton HALL college of Education, Wakefield studying to teach English, Art and Drama....

I Watched the documentary film of HOWL and although i didn't study the BEAT POETS i was inspired by his themes and language. I was more...

How can poetry give you a natural high? - I am still coming down from the excitement of watching new poet performers read their poems in...

Surprises come in many packages! In January, 2015 I was so proud to be part of an exhibition at the LINCOLN COLLECTION GALLERY alongside...

Island Life Feature When it comes to a career, the career of DONNA JONES MBE will be found in the file marked ‘Not for the faint...