I will be releasing a new hybrid collection on January 8th 2024 called Inviting the Light which will comprise of a physical poetry booklet and a digital 9 track bandcamp released album- this will form part 1 of a trilogy released this year - all diy all independent all paid for by myself- it is what i need to do- go back to the basics- i have no care for reviews or awards or three stars by some failed writer- i want to connect with real people about real things- these are poems of love loss grief healing awe hope and transformation and i reached out to a few trusted friends, artists and activists prior to the release and they have offered a few words in response- this means more to me than any review - it can be ordered here - i purposely have kept costs down as want the words and music to reach people not stay in the incestuous sewer of literary magazines and arts pages- we need poetry more than ever - i worked with two young Welsh musicians Ethan Jones and James Jones who have created a beautiful soundtrack to the words- i hope you may find some light in these dark days - thank you for your support heddwch. Gobaith. Cariad xxx
https://patrickjones3.bandcamp.com/album/inviting-the-light
‘Patrick harbours both love and rage in these/his words but also manifest within is a beautiful hope and reminder of our shared humanity’
Martyn Joseph
‘Reading it was like being wrapped in a comfort blanket and the words connecting immediately, like an old friend giving you guidance and making you feel you are not alone with your struggles’
Liz Sullivan
Themes personal and political mingle, clutch and capture each other, the one being stronger for the other. Patrick is no elevated ivory tower artist but an activist poet, involved in the anti racist and pro Palestinian struggles (amongst others); alive to the miseries of the world, he will not let them rest. His pieces about personal loss, including two which happen to be amongst my favourites of his recent work “You (For My Father)” and “Marcescence in Spring (For my Mother)”, gain added impetus by their juxtaposition with political themes, underlining the profound truth that “a way out is also a way in”. Richard Rose
‘Inviting the light’ is an uplifting booklet of poetry and its accompanying musical version displays a fascinating range of music from solo cello, to acoustic guitars and electronica. It is intensely personal , but a world view often informs these poems.’ Unwaith eto, da iawn Patrick Jones!
Mike Jenkins
"Read this essential message" Caffy st Luce
‘These are poems for our times - a reminder to be human, to rage against injustice and to feel and love deeply.’ Rhiannon White
‘Inviting the Light is a journey through the immortal soil crossing the infinite sea where swimming brings fear as the door to new dawns and pain transforms in strength and human scars into shields with Palestinian lost eyes far in the sky watched by a traveler soul glued to his mother’s skirt and his penknife without letting them go.’
Jose Cifuentes