jo clement | writer

When 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...

Last week, the English sun finally came out, just in time for Frida Kahlo's birthday. To celebrate, Jo Colley devised an eclectic night...

Recently I put together a small zine for Jo Colley's poetry event in Darlington. The Poems after Frida aesthetic was inspired by the...

Last September saw the preview of my first audio installation Frequency at the NE Generation Showcase at the Stephenson Works, Newcastle....

Since seeing them live in June I've been listening to Jahiliyah, the new album from Viking Moses. Pointing us gently toward the Islamic...

The poem in action. Frequency by Jo Clement. Author and creator, Jo Clement.

I don't often take the time to play computer games. As with reading, I feel the need to create a window of time and build a nest to...

Last night I found myself in bed with Sharon Olds. Laid flat, the sheet sat neatly between my left arm, over my chest, between my right...

Joe Ellis is one of the UK's most talented tattoo artists. I am lucky enough to live with him. Sitting watching him draw tonight was a...

These are my new bedroom windows complete with a magnificent sunset. I don't have any curtains yet. Having gone from a tiny leaky flat in...

I am sat writing in my local Arts Centre. You needn’t remind me of the great privilege it is to have somewhere so brilliant to write,...