Tom Jones

Poet / Photographer

About

Experienced Poet with a demonstrated history as an international university professor in India and as a successful teacher of A.P. Literature and Creative Writing Poetry Workshops to Native American high school seniors, with a student from each of his last three A.P. classes admitted to Harvard University. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Photography, Editing, Public Speaking, and Creative Writing. Strong arts and design professional with a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) 1992 focused in Creative Writng (Poetry) from George Mason University--MFA Program--Fairfax, VA.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Photography

Skill

Poetry/writing, Photography, Human Rights Law, Research, Human Rights, Editing, Spanish, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Event Planning, Community Outreach, Customer Service, Social Media, Public Speaking, Writing, Creative Writing, Poetry

Experience

Poet / Photographer

Tom Jones Photography

2021-6 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Poems: Beyond Existentialism, 52 pages of my black and white photography facing my own selected poems, FootHills Publishing (2017)' Nearing Palenque / Reflections on Native America, FootHills Publishing, NY (2012). Canoeing the Moon and other poems, Legal Studies Forum reprint, WVa (2008). Writing on Horseback, Writers Workshop, Calcutta (Kolkata), India (2004). Rez Dreamtime, Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India (2001). Green Lake, Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India (1996). Madmen and Bassoons, Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India (1992). Footbridge to India; Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India (1990). No Prisoners, Skeptic Magazine Press, Santa Barbara, California (1976).

Photographer

Tom Jones Photography / tomjonesphoto.net

2021-7 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Adjunct Faculty Member

Dine College

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

Tuba City, Arizona, Navajo Nation

A member of the board of directors of Amnesty International during the 1970's, I was the first Washington, D. C. Representative of Amnesty International and served as lawyer/delegate on six human rights investigative missions for Amnesty International: Franco's Spain (1975); Marco's Philippines (1975); Malaysia (1978); Singapore (1978); Brunei (1978); and Egypt(1979). Please see TOM JONES PHOTOGRAPHY -- tomjonesphoto.net -- 36 galleries.

Teacher

Tuba City USD # 15

1998-8 - 2014-5 · 15 yrs 10 mos

Tuba City, Navajo Nation, Arizona

Arizona Distinguished Educator Award, The Flynn Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona (2000) Top Ten Finalist, Arizona K-12 Teacher of the Year (2003). Taught A.P. English Literature and Composition; English 12 et al. Served as Chair, Language Arts Department, Tuba City High School.

Visiting Professor of Poetry

Visva Bharati University

1990-9 - 1990-12 · 4 mos

Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

Organized and taught the university's first Creative Writing program. Lectured on Contemporary American and World Poetry.

Human Rights Activist

Amnesty International

1972-9 - 1978-11 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lawyer-Delegate on six international human rights investigative missions for Amnesty International: Spain, 1975; The Philippines, 1975; Malaysia, 1978; Singapore, 1978; Brunei, 1978; Egypt, 1979. First Washington Representative of both Amnesty International (London Headquarters) and A.I.U.S.A. Member, Board of Directors, Amnesty International U.S.A. (1974-79).