鈥淚鈥檓 going to tell a story,鈥� Jay Ward says, his voice measured, intentional. 鈥淏ut I want to get it right.鈥� For Ward, storytelling is not casual. It is a responsibility. Raised in Rich Square, North Carolina, Ward carries the rhythms, contradictions, and complexities of the South into every line he writes. Today, as a poet, […]
Getting the Story Right: Junious 鈥淛ay鈥� Ward, the South, and the responsibility of place
