Blog | Jo Clement

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Forthcoming Workshop: Possession

Should a ‘good poem’ possess its reader? To what extent do poets become possessed by our subjects? What about the voices that manifest on...

Workshops: Clan McPherson Museum, Scotland

There is much work to be done to improve the ways that Gypsy, Roma, and Travellers' material culture is catalogued in museums and other...

Wagtail: The Roma Women's Poetry Anthology

A year in the making, it's my pleasure to present Wagtail, the debut anthology of poetry from Butcher's Dog Publishing with many thanks...

New Essay: ‘Poetry as Patrìn’ in Why I Write Poetry

What motivates poets in the 21st century? How do they find their voice? What themes and subject matters inspire them? How do they cope...

The Roma Women's Poetry Anthology is off to Print!

Is it really a whole pandemic year since the call for Roma poets went live? Teary and a bit bleary of eye, I present the manuscript for...

New Poem: Out of Time

Delighted to announce I have a new poem in Out of Time: Poetry from the Climate Emergency anthology edited by Kate Simpson. 50p from each...

Publication Announcement!

My debut poetry collection Outlandish is coming in May 2022 from Bloodaxe Books. Cover reveal: Delaine Le Bas photographed by Tim Walker.

'Kow': BBC Radio 4

Fancy some Northern folkloric charm this weekend? My new short story 'Kow' airs on BBC Radio 4, this Sunday at 19:45pm. It is one part of...

Workshops: ERIAC Roma Poetry

It's Halloween and we're three weeks into the Roma Women's Anthology workshops. This digital ERIAC initiative inclusively celebrates Roma...

New Poem: Angling

Delighted to announce a new poetry commission for Durham Book Festival 2020, alongside the incredible Kayo Chingonyi. Born in Zambia,...