Newsletter 6/2009

Welcome to Wits End's Monthly Poetry Newsletter!
Send your poetry events to Kimberly @ witsendpoetry.com by 15th to have your event added.

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Southern Fried Poetry Slam

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What is Southern Fried?

The Southern Fried Poetry Slam was started by Allan Wolf in 1993 in Asheville, North Carolina. This performance poetry competition, which travels to a different southern city annually, has grown into one of the largest poetry convention in the nation, second only to the Poetry Slam, Inc.’s National Poetry Slam, which started in 1990.

In 2009, WE ARE BRINGING SOUTHERN FRIED BACK HOME TO NC!!!

Over three days, teams and independent spoken word artists from our Southern Cities will compete head to head on local stages. They prepare for months in order to be on stage for mere minutes.

The event will culminate with the Best of the Best meeting on the Final stage to compete for the title of 2009 SOUTHERN FRIED CHAMPION! A southern tradition, winners receive RC Cola’s and Moon Pie’s in addition to cash prizes for the top 3 teams and individual poets. Finals will be held at the new Durham Performing Arts Center on June 6, 2009 (to be confirmed), and will include a special guest performance in addition to the competition. A full schedule will be released in coming weeks.

Poets in the Forest
2nd Fridays at 7:00pm

Poets in the Forest is held every 2nd Friday at the Leopard Forest Coffee House in downtown Travelers Rest.

7:00pm Featured poet plus an open mic.

Trillium Arts Center -- formerly Travelers Rest Arts Mission (TRAM) Trillium Arts Center -- formerly Travelers Rest Arts Mission has opened an expansive new arts centre located at 319 S. Main Street, Travelers Rest, about 9 miles from downtown Greenville.

Poetry and Pancakes at Lady's Island, South Carolina. Last Friday of Each Month.

Poetry and Pancakes will be held at 8:30pm at the Sea Island Conference Center (178 Sam's Point Rd, Lady's Island 29907). $8 advance/$10 at the door. Includes all you can eat pancakes!

This event will feature slam poetry, performance poetry, rappers, singers, and any brave soul with a voice to be heard. Persons can sign up in advance or sign up at the show for the open mic.

There will even be an hour long slam competition where the winner will recieve $50.00. Poetry and Pancakes will be held the last Friday of every month.

Email Jamie Fleming for more information at jamieramie@yahoo.com. www.myspace.com/spitthatishpoet

(843)476-3321

Coffee and Poetry
Sunday Nights 7:30 Coffee Underground Downtown Gville

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. Beginners welcome! Sign-up starts at 7:00pm. All poetry styles welcome! No shows on major holidays as posted. $5 cover (cash/check).

May 24th, 2009. Jonathan Brown and Bryan Penberthy. Plus open mic! Jonathan Brown is a slam champion who holds an MFA in poetry and is the author of several collections of poetry. Bryan Penberthy published his debut collection of poetry, Lucktown, in 2007, which was awarded the National Poetry Review Book Prize. Coffee Underground 7:30pm. $5 cover.

May 31st through July 5th. Summer Break. NO POETRY AT COFFEE UNDERGROUND.

July 12th, 2009. Durham Bull City Slam Team Features Live at Wits End Poetry. Evening also includes an open mic!

July 19th, 2009. Kimberly Simms hosts extended open mic! Bring your poems, scribblings, and open mind to share in this friendly open mic! Meet other local poets, socialize, try out new poems, or just witness to get your creative juices flowing! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

July 26th, 2009. Charlotte Slam Team features Live at Wits End Poetry! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

August 2nd, 2009. Featuring poet, songwriter, and humorist - Paul Allen - reading from his new book Ground Forces. "Ground Forces is about brokenness -- everything in the broken world, the fallen world. The voice of these poems is wildly funny, often profane and full of truthtelling." Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

August 9th, 2009 Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

August 16th, 2009 $50 Poetry Slam. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

August 23rd, 2009. Kimberly Simms hosts extended open mic. Bring your poems, scribblings, and open mind to share in this friendly open mic! Meet other local poets, socialize, try out new poems, or just witness to get your creative juices flowing! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

August 30th, 2009. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

Fall 2009 Season Starts September 13th. NO SHOWS ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS. Poetry Slam is held Second Sundays. Extended Open Mic is held 4th Sundays. Features booked first, third, and fifth Sundays.

September 6th. NO SHOW LABOR DAY.

September 13th. Wits End Poetry Seven Year Anniversary "Poetry Slam Celebration.". Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

September 20th. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

September 27th. Kimberly Simms hosts extended open mic. Bring your poems, scribblings, and open mind to share in this friendly open mic! Meet other local poets, socialize, try out new poems, or just witness to get your creative juices flowing! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

October 4th. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

October 11th. NO SHOW. FALL FOR GREENVILLE.

October 18th. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

October 25th. Extended Open Mic hosted by Kimberly Simms. Bring your poems, scribblings, and open mind to share in this friendly open mic! Meet other local poets, socialize, try out new poems, or just witness to get your creative juices flowing! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

November 1st. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

November 8th. $50 Poetry slam. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

November 15th. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

November 22nd. Kimberly Simms hosts extended open mic. Bring your poems, scribblings, and open mind to share in this friendly open mic! Meet other local poets, socialize, try out new poems, or just witness to get your creative juices flowing! Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

November 29th. NO SHOW. Thanksgiving.

December 6th. Feature TBD. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

December 13th. $50 Poetry Slam. Coffee Underground 1 East Coffee Street. Downtown Greenville. 7:30pm. $5 cover.

December 20th, 27th, January 3rd. NO SHOWS CHRISTMAS/WINTER HOLIDAY.

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Charlotte Poetry Slam

SlamCharlotte's Monthly Slam 12 Sept. 2008 at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Spirit Square. 8pm. $10.

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Slam Charlotte Then 2nd Fridays in October/November held at Booth Playhouse, located at 130 N. Tryon Street Charlotte 28202. 8pm. http://www.slamcharlotte.com

Respect the Mic poetry events at the Wine Up at 3306-C N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC at 9:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. http://www.wine-up.com

Spartanburg Slam

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

SPARTANBURG: 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

Fourth Mondays at 7:00 p.m.

The Handlebar

304 East Stone Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601
http://www.emrys.org

Emrys' Reading Room series features regional writers who are published and read nationally. We invite you to hear poets, novelists, and essayists of the Southeast read from their work, ask questions of them, and enjoy fellowship with other friends of the arts.

Wits End Poetry Takes Summer Break. May 31st through July 5th. NO POETRY SHOWS AT COFFEE UNDERGROUND.

Wits End Director Kimberly Simms will be busy giving birth to her first born child end of May/early in June - then taking some time off to spend with the baby.

Shows return to Coffee Underground on July 12th.

Every Tuesday in Columbia: Verseworks

Verseworks Open Mic Poetry is at Art Bar
with your host Chris McMcormick. Enjoy an
Evening of sharing and listening to Original Poetry or your new favorite Poet you heard during the SC Book Fair.

Bring some thing hidden in the back of your closet, your journal you write in while sipping Chamomile, or your stock and trade. This is the place for you to discover your inner voice.

http://www.verseworks.org

Verseworks is currently the longest running
continuous weekly Open Mic within Columbia, SC at Art Bar 1211 Park St beginning at 8:30 PM every Tuesday.

No Cover, Free Speech Zone, Enjoy a beverage of choice at the Venue, and support your bartender.