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Say What?! Poetry Open Mic with feature Jay Ward at Coffee Underground

Sunday Night Poetry

Event Types: Literary Arts

Mar 12, 2023 7:30 PMMar 12, 2023 9:59 PM

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Kimberly Simms

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Say What is at Coffee Underground Sunday! Poetry Open Mic, Slams and Features; shows hosted by poets such as Moody Black and Jenice Pleasant. The night will also feature poetry games and open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

Produced by Wits End Poetry. All poetry styles welcome. Doors open at 7:00pm. Only 35 tickets for sale via Eventbrite. Entry is only guaranteed to those with advanced tickets. Non-sold out shows have tickets for sale at the door via credit card, Cashapp, Paypal, or cash. $witsendpoetry

Say What feature Unious '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 Charlotte's inaugural Poet Laureate. Jay currently serves as a Program Director for BreatheInk, serves as vice chair on the board of The Watering Hole, and is part of several curatorial committees for arts events in Charlotte. Ward has attended Breadloaf Writer's Conference, Callaloo, The Watering Hole and Tin House Winter Workshop. His work can be found in Crabfat Magazine, Lackadaisy Lit Mag, Four Way Review, Diode Poetry Journal and additionally on Button Poetry, All Def Poetry, and Slamfind.

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