Sunday, July 16, 2023 Haiku Slam. Host will be Black Phoenix. Poets bring your haikus to compete in our annual Haiku Death Match (National Style). Poets should have at least 15-40 haikus to compete. Winner will receive $200. Coffee Underground. 1 East Coffee Street Greenville, SC. 7:30pm. $10.
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REGISTERED POETS:
-There will be a bout draw to see who goes first, second, etc.
- Each poet name will be placed in a section of a bracket, the lower number in each section will be red
-“Red” Poet will read first in every bout. “Not Red” reads first in that round if they win.
-Poets will come to the stage in pairs, bow to each other to show respect to the poet and honor the competition, and face off one haiku at a time
-First round, each Haikuster will read the best of 3 Haiku, 2nd round- best of five, 3rd round- best of seven, and 4th round-best of eleven. This number can be adjusted based on the number of participants
-Last haiku warrior standing wins the cash prize