ABOUT DAVID JONES
Twentieth-century British Modernist poet and painter who is best remembered for his long poem "The Anathemata." His other works include "In Parenthesis" and "Cara Wallia Derelicta." He is known for the impression he made on literary modernism.
He knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of six. His parents, recognizing his talent, enrolled him in Camberwell Art School.
He served in World War I from 1915-1918. In writing poetry, he drew on his Welsh upbringing and heritage.
He met his wife, Alice, in London. The couple later had three children.
T.S. Eliot considered Jones' literary work to be of great merit.
