Describe yourself in 3 words…
Playful. Curious. Warm Energy (is that two?).
What inspires you?
Music has always been a core inspiraBon for me, outside of that recently my friends and old shows me and my sister watch.
Tell us about your worst ever gig?
I was working all day and had to rush to the gig – got there I was TIRED.
I started performing my poem off book then somewhere mid performance I somehow started saying lines from my another poem that was supposed to be the next one in my set. I performed just the one poem in the end.
What’s your number one poetry pet peeve?
I don’t think I have one.
Whose words do you love at the moment?
Caleb Azumah Nelson and James Baldwin.
What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?
Keep being who you are because you get me to where I am now.
If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Ahh I love a crepe with white chocolate, crushed peanut m&m’s and pistachio ice cream.
Jerome Scott
Jerome is a multi disciplinary artist who explores stories through writing and movement. He writes through a poetic lens exploring identity, intimacy, masculinity (not limited to). He is currently working towords a body of poetry that he is hoping to span across a number of mediums.
Outside of this he also facilitates – he likes to create spaces of play and discovery and build work from the bodies and voices in the room. His most recent works have looked at movement direction for new writing, ‘PITCH’ with November Theatre and ‘How We Swim’ written by Tabby Lamb. He also featured in ’Thicker Than Water’, written by Temi Majekodunmi – both were performed at National Youth Theatres – StoryFest.
He has assistant directed on a number of projects and really enjoys the knitting together of a narrative – with a key focus on collaboration that drives the work. Recently he has assistant directed on the Talawa Theatre – TYPT Program.
Insta: @jeromeeoo
Website: https://linktr.ee/jerome.scott