Wits End Poetry: 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

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

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.

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.