The Flower Growers
Book Description
Jones's poems pay tribute to painters, musicians, writers, sculptors, and other artists who, like Vincent van Gogh's flower growers, "have remained and will remain."
About the Author
From 1961 until he retired in 1991, Robert C. Jones taught in the Department of English and Philosophy, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg. He has been a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania; Visiting Fulbright Lecturer in American Literature at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece; and Visiting Professor of American Literature at the University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. Currently, he writes and publishes poetry and occasional reviews; and he gives readings and participates in poetry workshops for schools, writing conferences, and young authors conferences throughout Missouri. His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in Commonweal, ByLine, Buffalo Spree, New Letters, The Sewanee Review, The American Book Review, The Boston Review, The American Scholar, Naval History, and The Horn Book Magazine.
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