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  • Workshop with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    Workshop with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    DiS, 01 Gearr
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts
    01mh Gearr 2025, 16:00 – 17:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    01mh Gearr 2025, 16:00 – 17:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    Workshop description: Foodways in Poetry A Workshop by Jennifer Bartell Boykin Collard greens, okra, fried chicken, company chicken, pileau (pronounced perlo), sweet tea, pound cake and more appear throughout my poetry. Each dish is important ... (see About the Event for more info and Zoom!)
  • Reading with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    Reading with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    DiS, 01 Gearr
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts
    01mh Gearr 2025, 18:00 – 19:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    01mh Gearr 2025, 18:00 – 19:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    Jennifer Bartell Boykin is the Poet Laureate of the City of Columbia, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Bluefield, a community of Johnsonville, SC. She received an MFA in Creative Writing with a Poetry Concentration (2014) and an MLS (2024). See About the Event for more info + Zoom link.
  • Annual Members' Open Mic
    Annual Members' Open Mic
    Dih, 10 Faoi
    Charleston
    10mh Faoi 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
    Charleston, 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    10mh Faoi 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
    Charleston, 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Annual Open Mic at the Charleston Library Society
  • Reading with Angelo Geter
    Reading with Angelo Geter
    DiS, 04 Faoi
    Richland Library Main
    04mh Faoi 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    04mh Faoi 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Geter is a National Poetry Slam champion, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam finalist, Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam finalist, and a 2019 All-America City winner. He has performed at venues and competitions across the country, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Watering Hole.
  • Workshop with Angelo Geter
    Workshop with Angelo Geter
    DiS, 04 Faoi
    Richland Library Main
    04mh Faoi 2025, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    04mh Faoi 2025, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Angelo Geter received a BA in Political Science from Winthrop University and a MS in Higher Education from Drexel University. He is a poet and performance artist. See About the Event for more information about him and a workshop description, plus a Zoom link.
  • Holiday Party
    Holiday Party
    DiS, 14 Dùbh
    One Columbia
    14mh Dùbh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    One Columbia, 1013 Duke Ave, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
    14mh Dùbh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    One Columbia, 1013 Duke Ave, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
    We will gather for snacks and beverages, and guests can read a winter poem for us.
  • Reading with Bo Bryan
    Reading with Bo Bryan
    DiS, 07 Dùbh
    Richland Main Library
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Bo Bryan is the first poet laureate chosen to represent Myrtle Beach. As a literary craftsman, he is primarily self-taught, autodidactic through lifelong habit and innate love for the sounds of words. See "About the Event" for more info and Zoom links.
  • Workshop with Bo Bryan
    Workshop with Bo Bryan
    DiS, 07 Dùbh
    Richland Main Library
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Bo Bryan is the first poet laureate chosen to represent Myrtle Beach. As a literary craftsman, he is primarily self-taught, autodidactic through lifelong habit and innate love for the sounds of words. See "About the Event" for more info and for Zoom links!
  • Reading with Quitman Marshall
    Reading with Quitman Marshall
    DiS, 02 Samh
    Richland Main Library
    02mh Samh 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    02mh Samh 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Born in SC, Quitman Marshall has been lucky to live in Barcelona, D.C., Amherst, New York City, and Paris. Back in SC, he was the founding coordinator of the literary series at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston. See Zoom info and more in "About the Event."
  • Workshop with Quitman Marshall
    Workshop with Quitman Marshall
    DiS, 02 Samh
    Richland Main Library
    02mh Samh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    02mh Samh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Please join us! See "About the Event" for Zoom information.
  • Fall Contests
    Fall Contests
    DiM, 15 Dàmh
    See the Contests Tab
    15mh Dàmh 2024, 00:00 – 15mh Samh 2024, 23:50
    See the Contests Tab
    15mh Dàmh 2024, 00:00 – 15mh Samh 2024, 23:50
    See the Contests Tab
    The contests are opening!
  • Al Black Reading with Judith Reese
    Al Black Reading with Judith Reese
    DiS, 05 Dàmh
    Gage Hall
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Al Black writes poetry, hosts workshops and since 2010 has hosted over 1,000 poetry/music events in the midlands of South Carolina. He is author of two books of poetry, I Only Left for Tea (2014 Muddy Ford Press), Man with Two Shadows (2018 Muddy Ford Press). See About the Event for more.
  • Workshop with Al Black
    Workshop with Al Black
    DiS, 05 Dàmh
    Gage Hall
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Al will teach us how to tackle writer's block and other challenges of writing, reading, publishing, collaborating, and hosting events.
  • Poets on Stage, Act VI - Canceled due to Hurricane
    Poets on Stage, Act VI - Canceled due to Hurricane
    DiS, 28 Sult
    Good Life Cafe
    28mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Good Life Cafe, 1216 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    28mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Good Life Cafe, 1216 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Join us for a unique conversation and reading by three talented poets on stage at Good Life Cafe, followed by an open mic! See bios below!
  • Workshop with Elizabeth Robin -- Advance Registration Required!
    Workshop with Elizabeth Robin -- Advance Registration Required!
    DiD, 15 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    15mh Sult 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    15mh Sult 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Robin will share her experience with the Hilton Head Poetry Trail more widely. It's an idea that offers a very public and lively platform for local poets, and brings poetry into public spaces in a wonderful way. More info provided in "About the Event."
  • La Noche: Tango & Tapas (Plus Poetry!) -- Adv. Registration Required!
    La Noche: Tango & Tapas (Plus Poetry!) -- Adv. Registration Required!
    Dih, 13 Sult
    The Gin Joint
    13mh Sult 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    The Gin Joint, 182 E Bay St #2169, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    13mh Sult 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    The Gin Joint, 182 E Bay St #2169, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    This multi-stage, elegant event will delight the senses and inspire the artistic soul. Featuring Argentine Tango performances, Spanish/English poetry, savory tapas, food-story pairings, and a gallery exhibition! Buy tickets at https://www.dkwproductions.com/upcoming-events/la-noche
  • Reading with Claire Bateman -- Advance Registration Required!
    Reading with Claire Bateman -- Advance Registration Required!
    DiS, 07 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    07mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    07mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Claire Bateman is the author of nine poetry/poetry collections, most recently, WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD with 42 Miles Press and SCAPE with New Issues Poetry & Prose. See more about her and find Zoom links in About the Event!
  • Workshop with Claire Bateman-- Advance Registration Required!
    Workshop with Claire Bateman-- Advance Registration Required!
    DiS, 07 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    07mh Sult 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    07mh Sult 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Please join us in person or on Zoom for this workshop! Because we are meeting at a private residence, we are requiring registration in advance. Thank you for understanding!
Events : Upcoming Events
  • Workshop with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    Workshop with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    DiS, 01 Gearr
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts
    01mh Gearr 2025, 16:00 – 17:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    01mh Gearr 2025, 16:00 – 17:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    Workshop description: Foodways in Poetry A Workshop by Jennifer Bartell Boykin Collard greens, okra, fried chicken, company chicken, pileau (pronounced perlo), sweet tea, pound cake and more appear throughout my poetry. Each dish is important ... (see About the Event for more info and Zoom!)
  • Reading with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    Reading with Jennifer Bartell Boykin
    DiS, 01 Gearr
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts
    01mh Gearr 2025, 18:00 – 19:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    01mh Gearr 2025, 18:00 – 19:30
    Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville, SC 29611, USA
    Jennifer Bartell Boykin is the Poet Laureate of the City of Columbia, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Bluefield, a community of Johnsonville, SC. She received an MFA in Creative Writing with a Poetry Concentration (2014) and an MLS (2024). See About the Event for more info + Zoom link.
  • Annual Members' Open Mic
    Annual Members' Open Mic
    Dih, 10 Faoi
    Charleston
    10mh Faoi 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
    Charleston, 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    10mh Faoi 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
    Charleston, 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Annual Open Mic at the Charleston Library Society
  • Reading with Angelo Geter
    Reading with Angelo Geter
    DiS, 04 Faoi
    Richland Library Main
    04mh Faoi 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    04mh Faoi 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Geter is a National Poetry Slam champion, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam finalist, Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam finalist, and a 2019 All-America City winner. He has performed at venues and competitions across the country, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Watering Hole.
  • Workshop with Angelo Geter
    Workshop with Angelo Geter
    DiS, 04 Faoi
    Richland Library Main
    04mh Faoi 2025, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    04mh Faoi 2025, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Angelo Geter received a BA in Political Science from Winthrop University and a MS in Higher Education from Drexel University. He is a poet and performance artist. See About the Event for more information about him and a workshop description, plus a Zoom link.
  • Holiday Party
    Holiday Party
    DiS, 14 Dùbh
    One Columbia
    14mh Dùbh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    One Columbia, 1013 Duke Ave, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
    14mh Dùbh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    One Columbia, 1013 Duke Ave, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
    We will gather for snacks and beverages, and guests can read a winter poem for us.
  • Reading with Bo Bryan
    Reading with Bo Bryan
    DiS, 07 Dùbh
    Richland Main Library
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 15:00 – 16:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Bo Bryan is the first poet laureate chosen to represent Myrtle Beach. As a literary craftsman, he is primarily self-taught, autodidactic through lifelong habit and innate love for the sounds of words. See "About the Event" for more info and Zoom links.
  • Workshop with Bo Bryan
    Workshop with Bo Bryan
    DiS, 07 Dùbh
    Richland Main Library
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    07mh Dùbh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Bo Bryan is the first poet laureate chosen to represent Myrtle Beach. As a literary craftsman, he is primarily self-taught, autodidactic through lifelong habit and innate love for the sounds of words. See "About the Event" for more info and for Zoom links!
  • Reading with Quitman Marshall
    Reading with Quitman Marshall
    DiS, 02 Samh
    Richland Main Library
    02mh Samh 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    02mh Samh 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Born in SC, Quitman Marshall has been lucky to live in Barcelona, D.C., Amherst, New York City, and Paris. Back in SC, he was the founding coordinator of the literary series at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston. See Zoom info and more in "About the Event."
  • Workshop with Quitman Marshall
    Workshop with Quitman Marshall
    DiS, 02 Samh
    Richland Main Library
    02mh Samh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    02mh Samh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Richland Main Library, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Please join us! See "About the Event" for Zoom information.
  • Fall Contests
    Fall Contests
    DiM, 15 Dàmh
    See the Contests Tab
    15mh Dàmh 2024, 00:00 – 15mh Samh 2024, 23:50
    See the Contests Tab
    15mh Dàmh 2024, 00:00 – 15mh Samh 2024, 23:50
    See the Contests Tab
    The contests are opening!
  • Al Black Reading with Judith Reese
    Al Black Reading with Judith Reese
    DiS, 05 Dàmh
    Gage Hall
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Al Black writes poetry, hosts workshops and since 2010 has hosted over 1,000 poetry/music events in the midlands of South Carolina. He is author of two books of poetry, I Only Left for Tea (2014 Muddy Ford Press), Man with Two Shadows (2018 Muddy Ford Press). See About the Event for more.
  • Workshop with Al Black
    Workshop with Al Black
    DiS, 05 Dàmh
    Gage Hall
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    05mh Dàmh 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Al will teach us how to tackle writer's block and other challenges of writing, reading, publishing, collaborating, and hosting events.
  • Poets on Stage, Act VI - Canceled due to Hurricane
    Poets on Stage, Act VI - Canceled due to Hurricane
    DiS, 28 Sult
    Good Life Cafe
    28mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Good Life Cafe, 1216 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    28mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Good Life Cafe, 1216 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
    Join us for a unique conversation and reading by three talented poets on stage at Good Life Cafe, followed by an open mic! See bios below!
  • Workshop with Elizabeth Robin -- Advance Registration Required!
    Workshop with Elizabeth Robin -- Advance Registration Required!
    DiD, 15 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    15mh Sult 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    15mh Sult 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Robin will share her experience with the Hilton Head Poetry Trail more widely. It's an idea that offers a very public and lively platform for local poets, and brings poetry into public spaces in a wonderful way. More info provided in "About the Event."
  • La Noche: Tango & Tapas (Plus Poetry!) -- Adv. Registration Required!
    La Noche: Tango & Tapas (Plus Poetry!) -- Adv. Registration Required!
    Dih, 13 Sult
    The Gin Joint
    13mh Sult 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    The Gin Joint, 182 E Bay St #2169, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    13mh Sult 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    The Gin Joint, 182 E Bay St #2169, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    This multi-stage, elegant event will delight the senses and inspire the artistic soul. Featuring Argentine Tango performances, Spanish/English poetry, savory tapas, food-story pairings, and a gallery exhibition! Buy tickets at https://www.dkwproductions.com/upcoming-events/la-noche
  • Reading with Claire Bateman -- Advance Registration Required!
    Reading with Claire Bateman -- Advance Registration Required!
    DiS, 07 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    07mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    07mh Sult 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Claire Bateman is the author of nine poetry/poetry collections, most recently, WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD with 42 Miles Press and SCAPE with New Issues Poetry & Prose. See more about her and find Zoom links in About the Event!
  • Workshop with Claire Bateman-- Advance Registration Required!
    Workshop with Claire Bateman-- Advance Registration Required!
    DiS, 07 Sult
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!
    07mh Sult 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    07mh Sult 2024, 13:00 – 14:30
    Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint!, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Please join us in person or on Zoom for this workshop! Because we are meeting at a private residence, we are requiring registration in advance. Thank you for understanding!
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