Jonathan T. Stone (born 1983 in Derby, England) is a British poet.[1] He is the author of two books and several pamphlets of poetry, and also publishes work in the numerous collaborative poetry anthologies he has co-edited and published with Sidekick Books. Additionally, his poems have been published in The Sunday Times, Poetry Review, Poetry London and The Rialto (poetry magazine), among others.

Jon Stone
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Derby, England
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Notable awardsEric Gregory Award (2012)
Website
www.gojonstonego.com

He graduated with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in 2004.[2] He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2012.[3]

In 2022, he published a peer-reviewed study of the interplay between poetry and video games, in which he coined the term ludokinetic poetry to describe poetry that "goes further than simply giving the reader the ability to physically manipulate the text or move through it multidirectionally [...] The intended effect is for the reader to become (and to recognise themselves as) a player of the poem, by making them—or rather, their ludic self—a feature of the text, operating it from within as well as from without".[4] Along with his own work, his cited examples included works by Porpentine.

Awards

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  • 2012 Eric Gregory Award
  • 2014 Poetry London Prize
  • 2015 Hawthornden Castle Fellowship
  • 2016 Poetry London Prize
  • 2018 Live Canon International Poetry Prize

Bibliography

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  • I'll Show You Tyrants (2005)
  • Scarecrows (2010)
  • School of Forgery (2012)
  • Riotous (with Kirsten Irving) (2013)
  • Tomboys (2016)
  • Unravelanche (2021)
  • Sandsnarl (2021)
  • Dual Wield: The Interplay of Poetry and Video Games (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "Jon Stone". Poetry International Rotterdam. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Creative Writing alumni S-U and published works". University of East Anglia.
  3. ^ "Eric Gregory Past Winners - Society of Authors - Protecting the rights and furthering the interests of authors". societyofauthors.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ Stone, Jon (2023). Dual Wield—The Interplay of Poetry and Video Games. DeGruyter. p. 112. ISBN 9783110719239.