Free Verse Poetry Festival – Halloween Poetry Show (Open Mic)
Put on costumes! Bring your poems! Have fun. Presented by The Unspoken Word.
Put on costumes! Bring your poems! Have fun. Presented by The Unspoken Word.
The Poetry Society of South Carolina presents a free public reading Emilia Phillips. Phillips is the author of three poetry collections from U. of Akron Press, Signaletics(2013), Groundspeed (2016), and Empty Clip (due Spring 2018), and three chapbooks, most recentlyRead more
The Unspoken Word is celebrating Black History Month with a special event. We're asking poets to bring one poem from a black poet they admire. This might be someone famous, like Maya Angelou or Amiri Baraka, or it might be your friend! We'reRead more
Pianist, Rick Stanton, and poet, Jan Stanton, team up for a delightful evening of masterworks and original poetry. Works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann will be paired with an original poem that sets the mood for theRead more
The Speak Freely Foundation (SFF) presents its inaugural poetry festival on April 12-14, 2018 in North Charleston, SC. The 2018 Speak Freely Foundation Poetry Festival is purposed to raise awareness about poetry’s importance to the arts and youth. Studies haveRead more
Electronic musicians Marcus Amaker (tape loop), Kayla Sewell (Aviatrix) and Andy Natusch (Sole Symphony) will play live music as local poets, Derek Berry, Matthew Foley and Bria the poet perform spoken word.
Charleston Sticks Together and Very Hypnotic Soul Band Presents: Show and Tell Your Truth: A Student Poetry Show A safe space for elementary to high school students to speak their truth through verse. If you are interested in performing, pleaseRead more
It's a poetry celebration! Meet poets, listen to an open mic, buy books, meet O,Miami poetry festival founder P.Scott Cunningham, who will do reading and presentation October 19, 6:00pm The Schoolhouse 720 Magnolia Road
Presented by The Charleston Gaillard Education Initiative. A poetry slam for students in middle and high school! October 2, 2:00pm The Gaillard Center 95 Calhoun Street
The anchor night of Free Verse will feature celebrated Trinidadian poet Cheryl-Boyce Taylor, award-winning New York slam poet Mike Rosen and Jacksonville, Fl. poet Tyquan Morton. Following the reading, there will be an afterparty in the Memminger courtyard curated byRead more