sunlight later

poetry & creative practice by jo matthews

Poetry

Poems about everyday life, memory, change, and what it means to be human.

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Books

Published and forthcoming collections.

Sunlight shining through leaves on trees, creating a bright, warm glow with bokeh effects, accompanied by white text on a nature background.
Sunlight shining through leaves on trees, creating a bright, warm glow with bokeh effects, accompanied by white text on a nature background.

Sunlight Later

Debut poetry chapbook. Published by Cathexis Northwest Press.

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Placeholder image for 'Stolen Child' a new poetry chapbook by Jo Matthews. Line drawing of a girl with hair in a bun, wearing a hoodie, looking upward with a peaceful expression, surrounded by light pink and beige dots.

Stolen Child

Winner of the 2026 Beyond Words Poetry Chapbook Award. Forthcoming 2027.

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Work with me

Coaching, workshops and creative practice at the intersection of writing and the inner life.

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Image of Jo Matthews wearing earrings and a black top, sitting at a table with her arms crossed, looking to her left. An open book is in front of her on the table. The background contains light-coloured wall panels.

Jo is a poet, writer and facilitator based in Amsterdam. Sunlight Later brings together her poetry, books and creative practice.

About Jo

“There will be time to audit
The accounts later, there will be sunlight later
And the equation will come out at last.”

— Louis MacNeice, Autumn Journal [Part XXIV]

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