About Jo
Jo Brandon was born in Essex in 1986, raised in rural Lincolnshire, she went on to study Creative Writing at Bretton Hall (University of Leeds) graduating in 2007. She is currently based in Normanton, West Yorkshire.
Her debut poetry pamphlet, Phobia, was published by Valley Press in January 2012 and her first full-length collection, The Learned Goose was published by Valley Press in December 2015.
Her third publication, Cures, was published by Valley Press in 2021.
Her poetry, short prose and non-fiction writing have appeared in a variety of publications including Poetry Review, Popshot, Butcher’s Dog, The North, Dream Catcher, Magma, The Fenland Reed, Mslexia, Aesthetica, and Cake. Between 2008-11 Jo was an editor for Cadaverine Magazine.
Jo has also undertaken writing residencies with the I Love West Leeds festival and a writer’s development residency with the West Yorkshire Playhouse funded by the BBC. She was the 2018 Digital Poet in Residence for Bradford Literature Festival and a commissioned writer for the Festival’s celebration of Gustav Klimt.
Jo has also worked for a number of fantastic arts organisations including the Koestler Trust, the Poetry Society and the Poetry School.