Wits End Poetry: Say What?! 2023 Grand Slam

GREENVILLE, SC: Sunday February 5, 2023 7:30 PM at Coffee Underground. Say What?! will have its annual Greenville Grand Slam for Wits End Poetry Team! This slam is for pre-qualified poets only who have earned enough points to try out for the team. This year the team will be competing in Knoxville, TN representing Greenville, SC in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam. Don't miss the opportunity to witness 11 amazing poets in this grand slam to earn a spot on Say What?! slam team.

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

Poets register below using PayPal or Cash app $10 to $witsendpoetry.

Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite.

HOST: Kimberly Simms. 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. Dove Dupree

2. Azar King

3. Your Favorite Murse

4. Soleil Solace

5. ShAy Black

6. Savvy Rose

7. Southern Stylez

8. Jenice Pleasant

9. Marley Quinn

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Limited to 11 pre-qualified 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.