Born on the south coast of England, spoken word artist Jane Ormerod now lives in New York City. Originally a painter, Jane switched to writing and performance as a result of a bet. A CD “Nashville Invades Manhattan” (available on CDBaby)was released in 2007 and Jane’s work can also be found in numerous US and UK publications such as O Sweet Flowery Roses, Inscribed, 21 Stars Review, BigCityLit, Whatever Literary Journal, Night Train, Ginosko Literary Review, Word Riot, Arsenic Lobster, Failbetter and Unpleasant Event Schedule. "A Cautionary Tale", an antholgy of seven New York performing poets, was published by Uphook Press in early 2008. A chapbook "11 Films" appeared October 2008 from Modern Metrics.
In New York Jane regularly performs at venues such as The Cornelia Street Café, Bowery Poetry Club, Galapagos Art Space, and The Stone. She toured the west coast - from Vancouver, Canada, to San Jose, California - in January 2007 with Lisa Dewey as part of the Perpetual Motion Roadshow. She returned to California in August and again in February 2008. Other 2008 readings covered Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, the Salon des Mots series in Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2009 dates include San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Portland.
Jane is a founding editor of Uphook Press and also the host and curator of the occasional interactive poetry and spoken word series Emotional Rescue at The Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City.
