Covid-19 Update

We have returned to Coffee Underground. Masks are optional. Please stay home if you are sick.

Sunday Nights

Sundays find us at Coffee Underground at 1 East Coffee Street. Please check our Facebook for most up to date information.

We also hold pop-up shows and slam tournaments at a variety of venues including Radio Room, Artistry, and Swanson's Warehouse.

Interested in featuring? Please be sure to include your slam team affiliations and slam accolades with your email of interest. We are a poetry slam focused venue, so we focus on featuring slam poets. witsendpoetrysc @gmail.com. Please attach a picture and copy your bio into the body of your email. We feature poets on the 2nd/4th Sundays. PLEASE NOTE: WE BOOK AT LEAST 6 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. We can not book features until we receive a bio. DO NOT EMAIL ABOUT WEB OR OTHER SERVICES OR YOU WILL BE INVOICED A $15 FEE TO SUPPORT OUR CHARITY.

The Poetry Slam Team

Congratulations to the 2023 Say What Slam Team: Slammaster Black Phoenix. Team Members: Dove Dupree, Azar, Marleyquinn, Jenice Pleasant, and Your Favorite Murse. Say What Greenville Slam Team is ranked 5th in the nation by the National Poetry Slam. The Greenville Slam Team won Southern Fried South East Regional Poetry Slam in 1998, and placed in the top four in 2015-2017.

2024 Team try outs will be in March. Open poetry slam fall dates: 10/22/23, 11/19/23, 12/17/23, 01/21/24, 02/18/24, Grand Slam 03/10/2024

Slams &Tournaments

Please see our blog for the latest slam information. Click here for the blog.

  • Fresh Out the Oven Slam: September
    Poems performed must never have been performed in a slam (open mic okay).
  • Annual Haiku Slam, July
  • King of the South, August
  • Carolina Regional Poetry Slam: TBD
  • Say What Poetry Slam Open Slam: October, November
  • Not Quite the New Year Slam:December
  • Martin Luther King Celebration, January Sunday before MLK Day
  • Black History Month Slam, February
  • Say What Gand Slam, March
  • Queen of the South Slam, April
  • Carolina Slam Tour, May
  • Other Special Events include Juneteenth Celebration, Nerd Open Mic, and an Erotic Slam.

Wit’s End Poetry Projects

We are more than just a non-profit organization .

  • OneGVLARTS

    Social-equity arts projects sponsored by Wits End Poetry. Recently created 5 murals combining poetry and art.

  • Poetry Slam

    Ever wondered about the history and purpose of Poetry Slam? Check out this TedX Talk by our founder Kimberly Simms.

  • Carolina Poets Reading Series

    Check out archived shows on our YouTube Channel.

  • Carolina Poets YouTube Channel

    Enjoy poetry from our archive of vintage footage as well as new poems from established and emerging poets.

Make A Change

We are proudly non-corporate non-compromised organization built to serve the literary arts community. We rely on public support to carry out our mission. Our board of directors and leadership is over 80% minority.