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Outlandish: Reprint! Reprint! Reprint!

In the midst of a hellish summer, Outlandish was reprinted! Back in the saddle for my first proper readings (and signings!): starting...

Jennifer Wong reviews Outlandish in The Poetry Review

THE YELLOWNESS IN THE GARDEN WE SEE IS NOT A DAFFODIL is the title of Jennifer Wong's review of Jo Clement's Outlandish (Bloodaxe), Jemma...

The School Librarian features Outlandish review

In this collection of poetry, Jo Clement gives voice to the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller community. Her lyrical imagery conjures the beauty of...

Living North East: interview 'Wandering Stars'

The Financial Times features 'Larch' from Outlandish as 'The Poem'

A tropical atoll lies in prospect:Anna Picard recommends Outlandish in The Times Literary Supplement

It's not often that researching an opera as widely performed and problematic as Carmen leads you to find an exciting new voice in poetry....

New and Recent Poetry from the North: New Writing North's Will Mackie Reviews Outlandish

Jo Clement's eagerly anticipated first collection Outlandish (Bloodaxe) is tender, energetic and deeply personal. These careful and...

Ledbury Critics Takeover: Shash Trevett Reviews Outlandish

'These deeply personal poems are rich with the lexicon of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller life. They bear the weight of suspicion and violence...

Start the Week: BBC Radio 4

Social inequality - up close The failure of British politics and public institutions to tackle social inequality is down to proximity, so...

Publication Day! Outlandish (Bloodaxe Books)