Haiku Death Match at Coffee Underground

Don't miss this fun slam twist featuring irreverent, funny, political, ironic Haikus. Haiku is a formal Japanese form of poetry that typically dealt with seasons or transitions. Simply put, it is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables. How the HAIKUSTERS choose to manipulate those syllables, or three lines, depends upon their own flavor. Poets in this Haiku death match go head to head with their best haikus. Who will be the next Haiku master!!!

Haiku Death Match!!! Host Black Phoenix. Poets bring your haikus to compete in our annual Haiku Death Match (National Style). Poets should have at least 40 haiku to compete. Winner will receive $200.

Sign-up to enter Haiku Death Match - message on Insta/FB/or [email protected]. $10 to enter.

Brief open mic sign up by 7:15pm. Audience 17+ as some haikus may contain mature content.

TICKETS AT THE DOOR: If seats are still available at showtime, we will happily take tickets at the door via tap, credit card, Cash App ($witsendpoetry), PayPal, Venmo or cash.

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.