Breath in the Dirt
P. A. Jones writes from Alabama, blending southern grit, contemplative depth, gonzo immediacy, and lived philosophy. Through poetry and essays, he explores ego, work, attention, fatherhood, faith, and staying awake in a distracted world.
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Art Saved My Life
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I was sitting at my desk
with paint tubes, brushes, rags,
and books scattered around me.
John Prine came across my playlist
singing “Jesus: The Missing Years”
while I painted a field
I had first put into a poem
after Wendell...
Down the Road: Poetry, Music, and Southern Folk Art
The next couple of months are going to carry me down a few roads.
I’ll be reading poetry in Tennessee, taking my writing and paintings to Indiana, coming home for a featured reading at the Lincoln Public Library, and spending November with...
Granny Took Me to See the Dead Dog
When I was thirteen, my granny took me to a cemetery for coon dogs.
We had been riding around northwest Alabama on a hot summer day, with the air conditioner struggling to keep up with the heat. I do not remember where we had been or where...
What the Field Remembers
This morning,
the crow was not
on the fence post
where we had come
to expect him.
The trees stood
with nothing to say.
Somewhere in Kentucky,
the river carried
the morning’s gray light
through the country.
Before the news...
Dolly Died Today
Dolly Parton died today.
That sentence feels
too small for the occasion.
Too plain.
Like saying
the mountains lost a tree
when the whole damn ridge
has changed shape.
She had been here so long
I had placed her among
the permanent...
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Writing from Alabama on work, wonder, and ordinary life. -Paul Jones
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