Say What?! Open Mic & Feature Wesley Frazier Keys at Coffee Underground – Greenville, SC

Say What?! Open Mic at Coffee Underground featuring Wesley Frazier-Keys of Chicago! All poetry styles welcome! The night will also feature a full night of open mic slots for local poets on a first-come, first serve basis. Host Azar King.

Coffee Underground. 1 East Coffee Street. Greenville, SC 29601. Doors open at 7:00 pm. $10. Follow our social media @witsendpoetry across all platforms.

WORKSHOP: 5:30 AT COFFEE UNDERGROUND.

Wesley Frazier-Keys is a Chicago-based spoken word poet and educator, known for his accomplishments in poetry slams and his role as a creative arts teacher. He is a Chicago Grand Slam champion, having won in both 2015 and 2018, and has also competed at the Southern Fried poetry festival, placing 6th in 2015 and making the finals again in 2021. He is one of the three members of the spoken word group Nommo.

Accomplishments:

• Finalist at the 2021 Southern Fried Poetry Festival
• 2015 Chicago Grand Slam Champion
• 6th place at the 2015 Southern Fried Poetry Festival
• 2018 Chicago Grand Slam Champion
• Coached the 2018 Chicago team for the National Poetry Slam
• Member of Nommo, a spoken word group
• Creative Arts Teacher
• Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago

Open mic poets may read/recite one poem.All poetry styles welcome! Open Mic FAQ at https://www.witsendpoetry.com/about.html#sunday

Entry is only guaranteed to those with advanced tickets. Non-sold-out shows have tickets for sale at the door via credit card, cash app, PayPal, or cash. $witsendpoetry. The time limit is 4 minutes per poet including banter.

ALL TICKETS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER SHOW BY EMAILING WITSENDPOETRYSC@GMAIL.COM before 7:30. Full refunds are available for cancellations 7 days in advance.

Produced by Wits End Poetry, these poetry events are made possible in part by the generous support of the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Metropolitan Arts Council with funds received from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, Michelin North America, Inc., SEW Eurodrive and the South Carolina Arts Commission. More information at www.witsendpoetry.com.

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