Say What Grand Slam

December 8th, 2024. Say What!? Greenville Grand Slam to determine the 2025 Say What Greenville Slam Team sponsored by WITS END POETRY. All poets have pre-qualified by participating in previous poetry slams to earn points. Host Kimberly J Simms.

FEATURING COMPETING POETS: 

  1. Black Phoenix 
  2. Shay Black 
  3. Azar King 
  4. Your Favorite Murse 
  5. Marleyquinn
  6. Southern Stylz

A poetry slam is a performance poetry competition judged by five randomly chosen members of the audience. Slam Format: All poets compete in round one and two. Top two poets with highest cumulative score will advance to the final round. Winning poet will be the strategy coach for the 2025 slam team.

Coffee Underground, 1 E Coffee St., Greenville, SC 29601. 7:30 pm. $10.

HOW DO POETS QUALIFY TO TRYOUT FOR THE SLAM TEAM:

1. Poets have residency in the Upstate of South Carolina. Upstate defined.

2. Poets must earn at least ten points between July and December. Ten poets with the most points (over 10) can participate in the Grand Slam. 

The following activities earn poets points:

  1. Hosting a Wits End Poetry event or slam
  2. Working a Wits End Poetry event or slam such as DJ'ing, Bout Managing, Front of House.
  3. Participating in a Wits End Poetry workshop.
  4. Compete in a WEP Poetry Slam
    Participate in Slam - 1 Point
    Third Place ins Slam - 2 Points
    Second Place in Slam - 3 Points
    Win Slam - 4 Points

Fresh Out The Oven Slam 2024

 


Registration is Open

On November 24, 2024 at 7:30, Wits End Poetry will host its annual Say What Fresh Out The Oven Slam at Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC at 1 East Coffee St! With Host Kimberly Simms! The first-place prize is $100. New poems only!!! (New poem defined as a poem that has never been used in a poetry slam or competitive event before).

Poets register below using PayPal or Cash app $10 to $witsendpoetry. Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite.

We are excited to welcome veteran and emerging poets. Wits End Poetry's mission is to mentor and grow Carolina poetry talent in order to help poets make a living as poets.  The poetry slam events do have a short open mic available for those with "audience tickets."

HOST: Black Phoenix

Bout Manager: 


REGISTERED POETS:
1.  ShAy Black
2.  Azar King 
3.  Dove
4.   Jenny
5.  Marleyquinn
7. Murse
8.  

  
Limited to 8 poets. No waitlist. Poets scroll to the bottom of this page to see all the rules.

REGISTER NOW! VIA CASHAPP ($WITSENDPOETRY) OR PAYPAL

Poet Name
 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN. Cashapp $10 to $witsendpoetry with the words POET. "poet name" to register or register ABOVE with Paypal. $10 General Admission. Buying an audience ticket does not register you for the slam. 


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Say What?! Poetry Slam


  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

GREENVILLE, SC: Sunday 11/19/23, Say What?! Poetry Slam will be at Coffee Underground! Don't miss the opportunity to witness 10 slam poets in the November Poetry Slam. Host Black Phoenix. First place prize is $200.

Coffee Underground, 1 E. Coffee St., Greenville, SC 29601. 7:30pm. $10.

Local Poets in Greenville County register below using PayPal or Cash app $10 to $witsendpoetry.
Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite. Coffee Underground Theater.


Poet Name
 

HOST: Black Phoenix; Bout Manager:  

Wits End Poetry's mission is to mentor and grow Carolina poetry talent in order to help poets make a living as poets.  The poetry slam events do have a short open mic available for those with "audience tickets" which happens from 7:30 to 8:00pm.


REGISTERED POETS:
1.  Azar King
2.  Your Favorite Murse
3.  Jenice Pleasant
4.  Dove Dupree
5.  Sahn the Poet
6.   Shay Black
7.  Marleyquinn
8.  Southern Stylz
9. Kimberly Simms
10. Moody Black


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