Jo ClementNov 12, 20142 minWild GeeseMinutes ago, this line of geese flew over my glass roofed office, loudly honking as if in conversation with each other about the bitter...
Jo ClementOct 24, 20142 minForthcoming: House Sparrows"the little angels of Aycliffe wouldn't get away with it"
Jo ClementOct 2, 20141 minNew Poem: Receiver of WrecksNational Poetry Day this year launched the much anticipated October edition of The Ofi Press poetry magazine. Consistently providing...
Jo ClementSep 11, 20141 minLate Night Visits from the TygerWe've been getting visits from a stripy cat lately, whose forelegs and paws remind me instantly of Angela Carter's short story 'The...
Jo ClementAug 28, 20141 mina favourite dolly shot...from Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête (1946) Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête (1946)
Jo ClementAug 15, 20142 minOn Meeting Mr Bewick in Northern Spirit Gallery, The LaingBefore beginning my PhD investigation into the engravings of Thomas Bewick - funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council - it felt...
Jo ClementAug 14, 20143 minLooking Up, Looking BackWhen out and about in a city one of my favourite things to do is to look up above the zoetrope of coffee shops, high street shops, coffee...
Jo ClementSep 26, 20132 minSearching for meaning: GEETWhen I first moved to Newcastle my ears pricked up when I heard the word geet. I found it as hard to place as it was to ignore. Ask a...
Jo ClementJul 13, 20132 minReview: Pascale Petit reads in DarlingtonLast week, the English sun finally came out, just in time for Frida Kahlo's birthday. To celebrate, Jo Colley devised an eclectic night...