Don't miss Wits End's biggest slam of the fall featuring the hottest poets from across the region! Sign-up in advance for the slam by emailing witsendpoetry@yahoo.co.uk. Poets must arrive by 7:00pm.

Wits End Founder Kimberly Simms will be hosting this three round slam with up to 12 poets competing for the $500 first prize plus fame and glory! 2nd and 3rd may also receive prizes.

Judges will be chosen randomly form the audience. The night will also feature a brief open mic limited to 5 poets reading one poem.

Third Saturday at T.K. Gregg Recreation Center. Join Moody Black every third Saturday for slams, open mics, and features!!!
310 Oakland Avenue, Spartanburg, 29302 . Cost : $5

May 2008 at T.K. Gregg Recreation Center
Open mic poetry hosted by Moody Black. Feature: Nam from Lexington, Kentucky

Hub-bub.com Open-Mic Night/ The Showroom @Hub-Bub. 149 South Daniel Morgan Avenue, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Cost : $5/ $10. For high school students and parents Admission: $5 youth/$10 adults For more information call 562-4199

Emrys Reading Room. 2008.Fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. *** August 25 *** September 22 *** October 27 *** $2 Members, $4 Non-members Local book club members can attend their first Reading Room free. Ask about continuing education credit!
$2 Members, $4 Non-membersThe Handlebar 304 E. Stone Ave.

http://www.handlebar-online.com

Travelers Rest Arts Mission's Poets in the Forest
2nd Fridays monthly at the Leopard Forest Coffee House in downtown Travelers Rest. http://www.trartsmission.org

Kimberly Simms, Moody Black, Big Sis, Kimbi The Goddess, Johnny C Weaver, and more host Coffee and Poetry Every Sunday at Coffee Underground at 7:30pm in Downtown Greenville. [1 E. Coffee Street] Bring your own poems to read or perform. Sign-up starts at 7:00pm. All poetry styles welcome! No shows on major holidays as posted. $5 cover (cash/check).

October 5th, 2008 Carolina Grand Slam. This first annual tournament features poets from across North and South Carolina compete for the first prize of $500 as they wow local audiences with the heat of a high stakes, high energy poetry slam. Nationally renowned emcee Kimberly Simms will be the master of ceremonies. Judges will be randomly chosen from the audience.

October 12, 2008 Live at Wits End Featuring The Dubber.  Columbia poet and songwriter has toured nationally with Whispered Words productions.

October 19th, 2008 Live at Wits End Featuring Paul D. 2005 Southern Fried Individual Champion from Florida takes you on a poetic journey of the heart, that captures our everyday struggles in uplifting and poetic language. Book signing and Q&A follow event.

 October 26th, 2008 Win Ur In Columbia Slam Team vs Upstate Slam Team. As part of Poetry Slam Inc. regional poetry slam competition the Upstate Slam Team and the Columbia Slam team go head to head to win their way into the National Poetry Slam 2009.

December 7th, 2008. Johnny C. Weaver hosts Upstate Slam. 2008 Upstate Slam Team member Johnny C. Weaver hosts a fun filled and high energy poetry slam featuring local poets from Spartanburg, Greenville, and Clemson. One local poet will win $50 plus fame and glory.  Judges are randomly chosen from the audience and the night also features an open mic.

December 14th Wits End Christmas Party.

World Poetry Slam
comes to Charlotte
in December 2008!

November Events at Coffee Underground Every Sunday!

November 2nd, 2008. Live at Wits End Featuring Jon Goode. Jon Goode has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam plus done writing stints and made appearances for Nike, Nickelodeon and CNN's "Black in America." Journalist Dana Rosenblatt says of him, “Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Goode studied economics and finance at James Madison University in Virginia. His Southern-laced vernacular alludes to a rural upbringing. His bookish style -- starched short-sleeve button up with tie, wire-rimmed glasses and a straw boater hat -- is straight out of a Harper Lee novel.” Book signing and Q&A follow event.

November 9th, 2008. Moody Black Local slammaster hosts a fun filled and high energy poetry slam featuring local poets from Spartanburg, Greenville, and Clemson. One local poet will win $50 plus fame and glory.  Judges are randomly chosen from the audience and the night also features an open mic.

November 16thth,  2008 Live at Wits End Poetry featuring Stacie Boschma of Atlanta, GA.  Stacie Boschma launches her new album "Happy Rainbow Poems from the Unicorn Petting Zoo" which is an adventure in weirdness, predicated on the notion that an idea hasn’t been fully explored until it has been worked far past the point of a logical conclusion. Stacie is a published poet, performer, freelance writer, web developer, humorist, and founder of the blog Simianbrain. Book signing and Q&A follow event.

November 23rd, 2008. Live at Wits End Poetry featuring Gayle Danley. A feature story on Slam poetry was presented on the CBS show, 60 Minutes in 1999, which spotlighted her classroom work and riveting performance. Her keynote and lecture series fuses her poetry with the ability to touch her audience through real life experiences, leaving a lasting emotion al message with her audience. Book signing and Q&A follow event.

November 30th, 2008. Live at Wits End Poetry featuring Carlos Robson. Carlos Robson is a two time National Slam Champion as a member of the 2007 and 2008 Slam Charlotte Team. He is taking his experiences to the nation with his dynamic ability to blend soul shaking stories of love, loss, and redemption with his stylistic re-interpretations of spiritual hymns and children's songs. Book signing and Q&A follow event.