, ▁Jones ▁reve als ▁that ▁her ▁first ▁name ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁Mount ▁Par n ass us . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁publishing ▁as ▁an ▁intern ▁at ▁Third ▁World ▁Press , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁H aki ▁R . ▁Mad h ub uti . ▁ ▁As ▁editor ▁for ▁poetry ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁Press , ▁Jones ▁acquired ▁Head ▁Off ▁& ▁Split , ▁which ▁earned ▁poet ▁Nik ky ▁Fin ney ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Fin ney ' s ▁follow - up ▁collection ▁Love child ’ s ▁Hot ▁Bed ▁of ▁Occ as ional ▁Po etry : ▁Po ems ▁and ▁Art ifact s . ▁She ▁acquired ▁Forest ▁Prime val ▁by ▁V ieve e ▁Francis , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Kings ley ▁Tu ft s ▁poetry ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁acquired ▁Inc endi ary ▁Art ▁by ▁Pat ric ia ▁Smith , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Kings ley ▁Tu ft s ▁poetry ▁award ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁LA ▁Times ▁Book ▁Prize . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁K w ame ▁Daw es , ▁Ang ela ▁Jackson , ▁K yle ▁D arg an , ▁Karl ▁Kirch we y , ▁and ▁Ellen ▁H agan . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Jones ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁G wend ol yn ▁Bro oks ▁Po etry ▁Award , ▁a ▁Margaret ▁Walker ▁Short ▁Story ▁Award , ▁and ▁an ▁Aqu arius ▁Press ▁Leg acy ▁Award . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Par nes h ia J ones . com ▁ ▁Category : Aff ril