Wits End Poetry: Bless the Mic Poetry Slam & Holiday Party

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

GREENVILLE, SC: Sunday 12/18/22, 7:30 PM at the Radio Room. Bless The Mic Poetry Slam & Holiday Party at The Radio Room! This annual slam is the gift of spiting one's truth. Don't miss the opportunity to witness 10 slam poets in this holiday event bless you with their power and spoken word skills! HOST Moody Black. The first-place prize is $100.

The Radio Room 110 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29609. 7:30pm. $15.

Poets register below using PayPal or Cash app $15 to $witsendpoetry.
Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite.

HOST: Moody Black; Bout Manager: Black Phoenix

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. ShAy Black

2. Azar King

3. Black Phoenix

4. Soleil

5. Your Favorite Murse

6. Savvy Rose

7. Marleyquinn

8. Dove Dupree

10.

Limited to 10 poets. No waitlist. Poets scroll to the bottom of this page to see all the rules.

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.