Parneshia Jones (Vessel) will appear in Words That Matter: A Literary Solon, a reading sponsored by Creative Co-Working and Literature for All of Us, alongside writer Aaron Coleman at the historic Colvin House. LEARN MORE
Parneshia Jones
Parneshia Jones is the author of Vessel, chosen as “One of 12 Books to Savor” by Oprah Magazine. A member of the Affrilachian Poets, she serves on the board of Cave Canem and Global Writers. Jones currently holds positions as Sales and Subsidiary Rights Manager and Poetry Editor at Northwestern University Press.
Affectionate, dynamic, and uncommonly observant, this collection mines the richness of history to create a map of identity and influence. In the South, “lard sizzles a sermon from the stove”; in Chicago, we feast on an “opera of peppers and pimento”—and between the two lies a wealth of family stories and portraits.