Wits End Poetry: Live Poetry Slams!

Now Registering the November 7th Slam. The deadline for poetry registration is November 2nd.

Audience members/open mic - get your tickets on Eventbrite:

REGISTERED POETS (Order will be drawn at 7:30):

A Poet Named Superman, Charlotte, NC

Justin Blackburn, Asheville, NC

Blazin Annie, Anderson, SC

Sassy the Poet, Piedmont, SC

Asma Olajuwon, Greenville, SC

Southern Stylz, Spartanburg, SC

Bawston Massacre,

Jahbu, Charlott, NC

Poetry Slams are by invitation only since we are offering a discounted poet registration of just $12 (audience tickets are $20). Please see your Facebook messenger for your invitation or email witsendpoetrysc@gmail.com to request an invitation. You may be asked to provide a reference or a link to a video.

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."

Poetry Slams take place on the first Saturday of each month at the Artistry Gallery at 12 Andrews Street. Limited to 12 poets. No waitlist. Preference goes to those who live in the Carolinas and Georgia. Poets scroll to the bottom of this page to see all the rules.

Cashapp $12 to $witsendpoetry with the words POET: "poet name." Only register if you have received a personal invitation or been approved by emailing witsendpoetrysc@gmail.com.

Volunteer and Receive a Free Audience Ticket

Sign-up to be a volunteer at the poetry slam! .

http://witsendpoetry.blogspot.com/p/volunteer.html

Kimberly Simms

Kimberly's literary voice is rooted in the Southern tradition of storytelling. Her passion for poetry from both the page to the stage has led Kimberly to garner titles such as former Carl Sandburg NHS Writer-in-residence, National Poetry Slam ‘Legend of the South’, TedX speaker, co-founder of CarolinaPoets, former Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion, and award-winning teaching artist. In her first full-length collection from Finishing Line Press, Lindy Lee: Songs on Mill Hill, Kimberly chronicles the lives of textile workers in the Carolinas with historical accuracy and imaginative insight. Ron Rash, award-winning author of Serena, says about Kimberly: "she writes with eloquence and empathy about an important part of Southern history - too often neglected."

Since Kimberly Simms started the first poetry slam in South Carolina (1994) and became the youngest slammaster in the country at the age of 18, Kimberly has dedicated her life to promoting the art of poetry in the state of South Carolina. She is the proud founder of Wits End Poetry, a non-profit now celebrating 19 years of creating South Carolina poetry events and educational outreach in the Upstate of South Carolina.