Erasing People by Faye Williams Jones

Faye Williams Jones (1949-2010) collaborated with her husband, Bob Jones, to create framed poetry and photography exhibits for museums, libraries, public buildings, and literary events.

Her poetry frequently won awards and was published in anthologies and literary journals. Spinning Words into Gold: A Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing, Sincerely Elvis, Cuivre River III, Grandmother Earth, Lucidity Poetry Magazine, Art with Words, The Storyteller Magazine, and CARTI’s Perspective are some of the titles including her work.

Faye enjoyed attending writing conferences, retreats and literary events.  Memberships included National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Poets’ Roundtable of Arkansas, River Market Poets, poetry societies in six states, and several local writing groups.

Having lived with cancer since 1999, Ms. Jones felt the creativity of poetry helped her maintain a high quality of life.  Erasing People (Finishing Line, 2009), her first chapbook of poetry, contains a selection of her cancer poems. Faye also wrote award winning prose and loved painting, gardens, travel and reading.

​Faye Williams Jones was born May 7, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  She passed away September 8, 2010 in North Little Rock, Arkansas.