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Some of Peter's books published by Cross-Cultural Communications (USA) are available from:

https://www.spdbooks.org/Author

 

TACKY BROW - Outposts Publications, U.K., 1974.
A very early collection of poems that explore his relationship with his dying grandfather, who served as a soldier in the two World Wars, and poems about being an adolescent poet in Eastside Swansea where he was born.

THE APPRENTICESHIP - Cwm Nedd Press, U.K., 1977.
A long poem-sequence about 'the apprenticeship' of a young poet, and his exploration of his poetic vision and his reaction to poets such as R.S. Thomas and Ted Hughes.

CLOCKS TICK DIFFERENTLY - Celtion Poetry Series, U.K., 1980.
A collection that includes some of the poems that won him an Eric Gregory Award for Poetry from The Society of Authors, London, in 1979.

VISITORS - Seren Books, U.K., 1986.
Visitors deals with urban south Wales, how its inhabitants are defined by their work, surroundings and society, in poems which are open and sincere, direct and honest. Always lively and accessible in his work, Peter Thabit Jones is, in the words of Alan Llwyd "a master of the exact word".




THE COLD COLD CORNER - Dark Lane Poetry/Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths - London, U.K., 1995.
A collection that includes a poem-sequence, The Cold Cold Corner , which is an elegy for his second son, Mathew, who died in 1975. The book was published to raise money towards research carried out by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, London.




BALLAD OF KILVEY HILL - Swansea Bay Publishers, U.K., 1999.
A collection of poems and prose-poems about his childhood in Eastside Swansea, where he was raised by his grandparents. It includes a long ballad, the title poem, about Kilvey Hill, a mini-mountain that dominates the landscape and dominates his poetic vision.




THE LIZARD CATCHERS - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, 2006. His first American book, it includes a selection from his books published in the U.K., new poems, and a section of his poems for children. It was on the Long List for the Welsh Book of the Year.




POET TO POET
#1: BRIDGING THE WATERS - SWANSEA TO SAG HARBOR BY PETER THABIT JONES AND VINCE CLEMENTE

Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, America/The Seventh Quarry Press, U.K., 2008.
The first in a Series that featured work by two poets, one British and one non-British, in a collection published in the U.K. and America.




DYLAN THOMAS WALKING TOUR OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK - Written by Peter Thabit Jones and Aeronwy Thomas, the daughter of Dylan Thomas (2008).

Visitors to New York and lovers of Dylan Thomas' poetry will enjoy this self-guided tour of ten places in Greenwich Village associated with the Welsh poet.

The leisurely 2-hour tour will introduce you to some of Dylan's poetry, the bars and restaurants he frequented, the places where he stayed, his readings, his friendships, and the real facts behind his premature death in the city. The publication coincided with the release of a new film about the life of Dylan Thomas called The Edge of Love, which stars Matthew Rhys, Keira Knightley, and Sienna Miller. Catrin Brace, who works for the Welsh Assembly Government in New York said: "Fifty years after his death, there is still a huge interest both in Wales and the USA in Dylan Thomas and his work. Visitors will be able to gain a strong sense of the real man behind "the brassy orator" with "the lovely gift of the gab", as well as giving people a real feel for the Greenwich Village of the 1950s."

Now available as a weekly commercial tour in New York via New York Fun Tours.  The book is also referenced in a section on Dylan Thomas in The Encyclopedia of New York City/Second Edition (Yale University Press).
See below re: new tourist-pocket book and app versions.



WHISPERS OF THE SOUL BY PETER THABIT JONES AND VINCE CLEMENTE
- Editura Fundatiei Poezia Iasi, Romania
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A 200 page bilingual collection (English/Romanian) featuring poems by Peter Thabit Jones and New York's Vince Clemente, translated by Dr. Olimpia Iacob (published 2008, Romania).



THE BOY AND THE LION'S HEAD, a verse drama - Citadela Publishing, Romania. A new verse drama (English/Romanian), translated by Dr. Olimpia Iacob, with an Introduction by Vince Clemente (published 2009, Romania). Its world-premiere took place in Monterey, California, in May 2010.




BROKEN TIN AND OTHER STORIES
- Castaway Press, U.K., 1979.
A collection of short stories about a childhood lived in Eastside Swansea.

 
WHERE THEY DANCE, WHERE THEY PLAY: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN (illustrations by Peter Rees)
- Swansea University, Department of Adult Continuing Education, U.K., 1996.
Edited by Peter Thabit Jones, this is an anthology of students' writings for children produced on his Writing Children's Literature course. Publication was arranged by Anna-Marie Taylor, his co-ordinator at the university.


POEMS FROM A CABIN ON BIG SUR - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, 2011.
A collection of poems written during his time as writer-in-residence in Big Sur, with a selection of photos.




DYLAN THOMAS WALKING TOUR OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (tourist pocket-book) - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2014
(co-authored with Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan Thomas)


Dylan Thomas Walking Tour of Greenwich Village: Amazon ...

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A free app version of the Dylan Thomas Walking Tour of Greenwich Village, New York is available.  A collaboration by the Welsh Government, The British Council, and Literature Wales, as part of the DT100 (Dylan Thomas Centenary, 1914-2014) launch in America, February 2014. The narration is by renowned Welsh actor Nicholas McGaughey.

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EDITOR (with Stanley H. Barkan): INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL ANTHOLOGY
- The Seventh Quarry Press and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, 2011.

EDITOR (with Stanley H. Barkan): THE COLOUR OF SAYING/A DYLAN THOMAS CENTENARY CELEBRATION COMPETITION ANTHOLOGY - The Seventh Quarry Press and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, 2014.

 
LET THE BUTTERFLIES GO/SONGS FOR A DARK BIRD - Timpul Publishing, Romania, 2014.
Two collections of poems in one book.  Romania's Aura Cristi's Where the butterflies go/
Peter's Songs for a Dark Bird.

Dr. Olimpia Iacob and American poet and publisher Jim Kacian are the translators.



SELECTED POEMS - Bibliotecha Universalis/Collectiile Revistei "Orizont Literar Contemporan", Romania 2016. A bilingual (English/Romanian) selection of poems. Translated by Dr. Monica Manolachi, University of Bucharest.



THE FIRE IN THE WOOD - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2017. A multi-media prose and verse drama based on the life of California’s Big Sur reclusive sculptor Edmund Kara. Awarded the 2020 Korean Poets Society of America/Miju Poetry & Poetics English-language Award.

 Fire in the Wood Green Cover

 

THE BOY AND THE LION'S HEAD, a verse drama
An American limited edition of  the verse drama - New Feral Press, New York, 2017. Price $15 (paperback).



 

AMERICA, AERONWY, AND ME/DYLAN THOMAS TRIBUTE TOUR - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2019. In memory of Aeronwy, who died in July 2009, this book celebrates the tenth anniversary of the 2008 Dylan Thomas Tribute Tour that saw her and Peter cross America, from New York to California, as they followed in some of the American footsteps of her famous father. 

Guest Blog: America, Aeronwy, & Me by Peter Thabit Jones ...https://www.discoverdylanthomas.com › guest-blog-america-aeronwy-me-...



Garden of Clouds front cove

GARDEN OF CLOUDS/NEW AND SELECTED POEMS - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, 2020.
Includes poems about a boy raised by his maternal grandparents in Eastside Swansea, Wales; poems about dementia, autism, and favourite poets (such as Rilke, Edward Thomas, R. S. Thomas, and Dylan Thomas); poems about a Welsh town busker, an Elvis Lookalikes competition, and trips to the Mojave Desert and the Grand Canyon; poems about human conflict, such as the poems ‘War Child’ and ‘Soliloquy of a Leader’, and personal loss and grief for the poet’s second son, Mathew. There is also a selection of poems about Big Sur, California, where the poet has resided annually for two months as a writer-in-residence since 2010. 
Awarded the 2020 Korean Poets Society of America/Miju Poetry & Poetics English-language Award.

See review by Josh Brown of Portsmouth Poetry at REVIEWS - Portsmouth Poetry



Remembering Vince Clemente

REMEMBERING VINCE CLEMENTE - The Seventh Quarry Press, 2021.
Edited by Peter Thabit Jones, a book of tributes to Vince Clemente, American poet, biographer, emeritus professor, and the Consultant Editor: America of The Seventh Quarry magazine and Press (from 2005-2020). Contributors: Martin Abramson, Stanley H. Barkan, Maryann Calendrille, Gina Clemente, Maryann Clemente, Natalie Goldberg, Frane Helner, William Heyen, Dr. Olimpia Iacob, Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, Kathryn Szoka, Gayl Teller, and Peter Thabit Jones.


Under the Raging Moon 

UNDER THE RAGING MOON (one night with Dylan Thomas in Greenwich Village). A Drama in Four Acts - Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2022.


October, 1953. Dylan Thomas, unwell and harassed by personal problems, is on his fourth and fatal visit to America, organised by John Malcolm Brinnin, Director at the YM & YWHA Poetry Center in New York. 

 

October 25th. Dylan, accompanied by Liz Reitell, Brinnin’s assistant, with whom he started an affair on his third visit, is in a taxi on the way to Greenwich Village. Since his arrival in the city, she has been trying to keep him away from his ‘hangers-on’ and to focus him on the upcoming two performances of his Under Milk Wood at the Kaufmann Auditorium. Unhappy and upset by his general behaviour, she stops the taxi near her apartment and abandons him to do whatever he pleases. 

 

In this imagined scenario, he stops at some bars where he mainly meets people unknown to him. The final bar is the White Horse Tavern, his favourite drinking place in the Village. 

See the review in North of Oxford (USA) by Welsh poet Byron Beynon: 

Under the Raging Moon – A Drama in Four Acts by Peter Thabit Jones

https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/under-the-raging-moon-a-drama-in-four-acts-by-peter-thabit-jones/



A CANCER NOTEBOOK/Poems Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2022.

In “A Cancer Notebook,” Peter expresses, viscerally, purely, his emotions and thoughts while he is living with the reality of cancer. Being a poet, he does so in a way which can be integrated into another being directly, shattering the isolation, and giving each person a better understanding and acceptance of what they are going through - a precious step toward healing, emotionally and physically. This is the profound gift of Peter’s book. 

The poems are such a totality, each word adding to the whole, building within themselves to an integrated power and poignancy. “Women’s Ward” and “Words” are two such poems, among many others.
From the Foreword by Patricia Holt.


 

 Carolyn Mary Kleefeld Biography

THE FATHOMLESS TIDES OF THE HEART/AMERICAN POET AND ARTIST CAROLYN MARY KLEEFELD Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, and The Seventh Quarry Press, Wales, 2023.

A biography of renowned poet and artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, the book begins with her birth in Catford, London, to her reculsive and creative life in Big Sur, California. It references her Hollywood and counter-culture of the Sixties friends, such as Rod Steiger, Dr. Timothy Leary, Jane Fonda, and Laura Huxley, the wife of Aldous Huxley.