Bridges Series - Writing for Page vs Writing for Stage

The Bridges Series, sponsored by Charlotte's inaugural Poet Laureate, aims to help poets who are looking to transition from the oral tradition of spoken word poetry to the world of publishing, or vice versa. Tonight's event, Writing for Page vs Writing for Stage, will help poets see some of the inherent differences in writing a poem with the end goal of publication vs writing a poem with the end goal of performing in front of an audience. National Slam Champion Jordan Bailey will help us walk through this and more.

Meet the Host:

Junious 'Jay' Ward is a poet and teaching artist from Charlotte, NC. He is a National Slam champion (2018), an Individual World Poetry Slam champion (2019), author of Sing Me A Lesser Wound (Bull City Press 2020) and Composition (Button Poetry 2023). Jay currently serves as Charlotte's inaugural Poet Laureate and is a 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writers Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Columbia Journal, Four Way Review, DIAGRAM, Diode Poetry Journal and elsewhere.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

beSocial Charlotte, 1519 Central Avenue, Charlotte, United States