BIO

Jordan Caldwell is a spoken-word poet, teaching artist and community organizer. A member of Spotlight Poetry and a graduate of Nevada State College, Jordan is dedicated to furthering the arts and building more opportunities for fellow artists. One of his missions is to bridge the gap between academic and spoken-word poetry. Jordan aims to help artists find the best avenue for their art and connect them with resources to further their craft. 

Performing as the.changeling, Jordan has competed in numerous poetry competitions including multiple Individual World Poetry Slams, 2018 National Poetry Slam, LA InkSlam, and was the winner of the 2018 Utah Pride Festival's Queer Slam. the.changeling has also had work featured at: The Utah Arts Festival, Las Vegas Book Festival, Lush Poetry+Design Gallery, and the Nevada Humanities Crossroads Gallery.

An experienced host and MC, Jordan helps to curate open mic’s, slam competitions, and workshops. He has led workshops covering written form, performance, memorization, and slam poetry. You can follow the.changeling on Instagram @LVchangeling. For booking, please contact at changelingwrites@gmail.com

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Community Organizer

Curator

Beyond the Neon Video Poetry Slam (2020)
Relay for Life Benefit Show (2019)
Pop Up Poetry Series (2018)
Relay for Life Benefit Show (2018)
Human Experience Weekly Open Mic (2017)
Sharing Reality Open Mic (2017)

Host

Beyond the Neon Video Poetry Slam (2020)
Guest Host at Truth Collective Poetry Slam (2018)
Guest Host at Battle Born Poetry Slam (2018)
Pop Up Poetry Series (2018)
Human Experience Weekly Open Mic (2017)
Sharing Reality Open Mic (2017)

Fundraising

$500 Virtual Mini-Lesson Grant from Nevada Arts Council (2021)
$1,300 Travel Grant w/ FreeVerb from Poetry Promise, Inc. (2019)
$1,000 Share Your Story Grant from Wells Fargo for NPHY (2018)

Teaching Artist

BA in English

Minors: Psychology and Education

Member of Nevada State College's

Arts and Culture Council

Member of Poetry Promise, Inc’s Poet’s in the Schools Program

Workshops

Virtual Mini-Lesson: Juxtaposition, Oxymoron, and Paradox (2021)
Nevada State College Intro to Slam (2020)
Pearson Community Center Memorization Workshop  (2019)
Green Valley Library Spoken Word Workshop Series (2018)
Las Vegas Library Poetry Workshop Series w/Las Vegas Poets Organization (2018)

Spoken Word Poet

Slam Poetry

Accomplishments  

2019 47th Ranked Poet   
2018 Utah Pride Queer Slam Champion  
2018 Truth Collective Slam Team  
2017 74th Ranked Poet  
2017 Battle Born Individual Slam Champion

Major Competitions  

Individual:  

2019 Individual World Poetry Slam (Top 50)  
2018 Utah Pride Festival Queer Slam (Champion)  
2018 Visalia Pride Festival Slam (3rd Place)  
2017 Individual World Poetry Slam (Top 80)  
2017 Utah Arts Festival Indy Slam  
2017 LA Ink Festival Poetry Slam

Team:  

2019 Utah Arts Festival Team w/FreeVerb (2nd Place)  
2018 National Poetry Slam w/Truth Collective 
2018 Utah Arts Festival Team Slam w/Truth Collective

Featured Performances

The Jam at The Space LV  
Snaps Digital open mic w/ FreeVerb 
 VegeNation Sunday Brunch Live Performances w/ FreeVerb  
Campfire Open Mic 2 Year Anniversary Show  
Las Vegas Book Festival  
Utah Arts Festival-Big Mouth Stage  
Pop Up Poetry at Nevada Humanities

Published

Collections and Journals 

“Journal Entries from the Near Distant Past” Nevada Humanities Heart to Heart Series (2020)

Chapbooks  

A Beautiful Paradox  (2018)
A Declaration of Sorts (2017)

Galleries  

“Creating Forever” Nevada Humanities Crossroads Gallery (2017)  
“Que Sera” Lush Poetry+Design Gallery, Collaboration between AIGA and LVPO (2017)