Monty Jones was born in Dallas in 1946 and has lived in Austin since 1972. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as director of public affairs for the University of Texas System. His book of poems Cracks in the Earth was published in 2018 by Cat Shadow Press in Austin. His poems have been published in many literary magazines, most recently in Gray Sparrow Journal, Maryland Literary Review, Nine Muses Poetry, Plainsongs, The Virginia Normal, and Xavier Review.