I Hold the Stone and the Stone Holds Me

Joel M. Jones, PhD, is President Emeritus at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Although he is best known for his work in American Studies, Education, and Leadership, Dr. Jones has been writing poetry for over fifty years. This collection represents some of his most poignant reflections on life, death, love, academia, and the unique discoveries to be made while hiking throughout his favorite landscape, the American Southwest.