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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...
Jo Clement
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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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...
Jo Clement
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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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...
Jo Clement
Oct 10, 20211 min read
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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...
Jo Clement
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Publication Announcement!
My debut poetry collection Outlandish is coming in May 2022 from Bloodaxe Books. Cover reveal: Delaine Le Bas photographed by Tim Walker.
Jo Clement
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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'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...
Jo Clement
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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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...
Jo Clement
Oct 31, 20201 min read
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New Poem: Angling
Delighted to announce a new poetry commission for Durham Book Festival 2020, alongside the incredible Kayo Chingonyi. Born in Zambia,...
Jo Clement
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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ERIAC Award
I am delighted to announce this Roma Women's Poetry project is developed with the support of the European Roma Institute for Arts and...
Jo Clement
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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Poem-film: Sod's Law
'Sod's Law' is the sixth and final poem-film from a series I've made during lock down for the Arts Council England-funded walking,...
Jo Clement
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Poem-film: Lindisfarne Path
'Lindisfarne Path' is the fifth poem-film from a series of six I've made during lock down. Damian Le Bas' poem considers the ancient...
Jo Clement
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Poem-film: Outlandish
'Outlandish' is the fourth poem-film from a series of six I've made during lock down. My poem considers Charlotte Cushman who played...
Jo Clement
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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