Say What?! extended Open Mic is at Coffee Underground on Sunday! Host ShAy Black. All poetry styles welcome: page or stage! A fun full night of open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first serve basis. Open mic poets may read/recite one poem. Coffee Underground 1 E. Coffee St. Doors Open 7pm. $10.
Wits End Poetry Invitational Only Poetry Grand Slam will be competing for Say What?! 2026 Poetry Slam Team. You don't want to miss this exciting high-energy poetry slam which will spotlight emerging and veteran poetic artists. This event will be hosted by Kimberly Simms. All poetry styles are welcome. A short open mic will be available for the audience to sign-up...
Free admission. This event is a discussion, not an in-character performance. Hughes Main Library and online. Edgar Allan Poe – Orphaned as a child, Poe became one of America’s great literary innovators. As an unsurpassed teller of tales he created the detective genre as well as dark romantic poetry and short stories that set new...
Wits End Poetry Invitational Only Poetry Grand Slam will be competing for Say What?! 2026 Poetry Slam Team. You don't want to miss this exciting high-energy poetry slam which will spotlight emerging and veteran poetic artists. This event will be hosted by Black Phoenix. All poetry styles are welcome. A short open mic will be...
Ernest Hemingway - A novelist, journalist and short story writer, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) revolutionized all three literary forms with his abbreviated style, earning him the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea and the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. His adventurous life was as rebellious and noteworthy as his writings, making him...
Say What is at Coffee Underground on Sunday! This is their first annual "Fire & Ice Erotic Showcase" poets will be spitting their erotic poetry on stage. It's going to be lit! LITerally. The mic is on, hot and ready to go! Hosted by Black Phoenix. Brief Open Mic for local poets on a first...
Say What?! Open Mic is at Coffee Underground on Sunday with Feature Stella B! Host Kendra “myknichelle” Murphy. All poetry styles welcome! The night will also feature open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first serve basis. Open mic poets may read/recite one poem. Say What?! feature Stella B. is a passionate poet,...
Wits End Poetry Invitational Only Poetry Grand Slam will be competing for Say What?! 2026 Poetry Slam Team. You don't want to miss this exciting high-energy poetry slam which will spotlight emerging and veteran poetic artists. This event will be hosted by Black Phoenix. All poetry styles are welcome. A short open mic will be available for the audience to sign-up...
Say What?! Open Mic is at Coffee Underground on Sunday with Team Feature Azar King! Host Kimberly Simms. All poetry styles welcome! The night will also feature open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first serve basis. Open mic poets may read/recite one poem. Azar King—P.O.E.T, POEMEDIAN, FATHER, CREATIVE—is a clear example of...
SUBMIT YOUR POEMS! Wits End Poetry is proud to announce the launch of the GVL Poetry Trail, a new interactive cultural experience bringing the power of the written and spoken word to Greenville’s public spaces, businesses, and parks. In anticipation of the organization’s 25th anniversary in 2027 and to celebrate National Poetry Month, the project...
Local author Stephanie King Mattingly will host a community book signing on Saturday, March 14, from 3:00–6:00 PM at Barnes & Noble on Woodruff Road in The Shops at Greenridge. This event was previously scheduled for an earlier date and has been rescheduled due to winter weather. Her book, The Secret You Hide Holds You...
Say What?! extended Open Mic is at Coffee Underground on Sunday! Host Kendra Murphy. All poetry styles welcome: page or stage! A fun full night of open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first serve basis. Open mic poets may read/recite one poem. Coffee Underground 1 E. Coffee St. Doors Open 7pm. $10.