Sunday Jones Launches 'Pain 2 Power' Jamaica Tour

Poet and author Sunday Jones has launched her "Ink Breath and Bars: Pain 2 Power" tour across Jamaica, a five-day initiative blending live poetry, youth engagement, and community building. The tour, which began on July 20, 2026, in Negril, Westmoreland, centers on transforming personal pain into purpose through spoken word.

Jones, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, is a multifaceted artist and community leader. She founded Sunday Jones Productions and the Prison Brat Foundation, and her work as an ordained minister, life coach, event curator, and radio personality is dedicated to amplifying the voices of the marginalized. Her creative focus lies in healing from childhood trauma, exploring faith, and fostering personal evolution.

"Ink Breath and Bars is the ink of our soul, of our journeys, our writings, our poetry, our life," Jones explained. "The breath is the breath that we take, through word sound, through healing, through all of the things. It’s the breath that we need to take sometimes. All the time we breathe, but we sometimes need to take breaths. And the bars are the lyrical word sound that come from the ink and the breath. The tour is about community, culture, love, and liberation. It is to bring people together, to pull light from people who don’t understand that they have the light, or to elevate those that do have the light and want to go further. That is Ink Breath & Bars, to sum it up shortly."

The tour includes community showcases, school visits, and intimate gatherings. It kicked off at the Kingston Night Market on July 21, followed by a visit to Haile Selassie High School on July 23. A community gathering was held at Sador’s Ethiopian Restaurant in Negril on July 25, and the tour concludes on July 30 with a healing experience and Jones’ Solar Return Celebration. The initiative has received significant backing from Jamaican dub poet Yasus Afari, who emphasized the role of spoken word in community upliftment and personal transformation. Elaine Allen-Bradley, former president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, also endorses Jones' work.

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Ink Breath and Bars is the ink of our soul, of our journeys, our writings, our poetry, our life. The breath is the breath that we take, through word sound, through healing, through all of the things. It’s the breath that we need to take sometimes. All the time we breathe, but we sometimes need to take breaths. And the bars are the lyrical word sound that come from the ink and the breath. The tour is about community, culture, love, and liberation. It is to bring people together, to pull light from people who don’t understand that they have the light, or to elevate those that do have the light and want to go further. That is Ink Breath & Bars, to sum it up shortly.