# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an Afternoon of Poetry & Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Poet Laureate of Charlotte, NC! Jay will present his work for the first half of the gathering. We will then break for refreshments, book signing, and mingling with friends. Stick around for the second half of our program with a great lineup of readers for our "open mic."

Learn more about our featured author:

Junious 'Jay' Ward is an Emmy nominated poet and teaching artist living in 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 and current Writer in Residence for Charlotte Lit. 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 URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-hill/afternoon-of-poetry-and-prose-with-junious-jay-ward-charlotte-poet-laureate/200029501569305
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, open-mic, business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rock Hill
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bakhita Arts, 902 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, SC, United States, South Carolina 29730
- **lat**: 34.91705
- **long**: -81.03973
- **full address**: Bakhita Arts, 902 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, SC, United States, South Carolina 29730

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate being held?
  - **A:** Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate takes place on Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Bakhita Arts, 902 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, SC, United States, South Carolina 29730.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate?
  - **A:** Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate is organized by Afternoon of Poetry and Prose.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rock Hill, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Junious 'Jay' Ward, Charlotte Poet Laureate sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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