Christian J. Collier, a Chattanooga poet/musician, knows how to wow a crowd—he’s been invited to poetry slams in Atlanta and Nashville, and he hosts a local performance series, The Speakeasy.
But Collier has stepped away from the stage for his new project, Between Beauty and Bedlam. It’s a spoken-word EP created in a recording studio. Collier shows off his literary and production skills on this album, speaking his poems over hip-hop, ambient and electronic music he composed.
Collier will host a release party for the EP on Sunday, November 10th at 6 p.m. at Barking Legs Theater. The party will feature live music, Detroit hip-hop and performances from Collier as well as another poet, Marcus Patrick Ellsworth.