ONE WORD POETRY FESTIVAL

ONE WORD ANNUAL
POETRY FESTIVAL

WHEN

MAY 30 - JUNE 2, 2024

WHERE

DOWNTOWN ROCK HILL, SC

The One Word Poetry Festival is an in-person poetry festival, founded in 2021, to share the Power of Poetry and celebrate the countless ways poetry positively impacts our lives.

Support Youth Arts

Opening Night Event!

Youth Arts Showcase

Thursday, May 30th
7 p.m
Rock Hill School District Office

Join us as we kick off the festival with a special Youth Arts Showcase, displaying award-winning artwork by Rock Hill high school students. The evening will conclude with a poetry competition to decide the next Youth Poet Laureate.

Entry requires a canned good or other non-perishable item.

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Featured

May 31

Vibes & Verses Open Mic: $10

Friday, 8PM

Join us for an open mic that opens our community in big ways and has become one of Rock Hill’s Signature Annual Events. Features performances and reading from local poets and even some not-so-local poets!

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Jun 1

One Word Poetry Slam: $10

Saturday, 8PM

Poets from across the country will compete in this epic poetic battle to determine who’s the best of the best and win $4,000 worth in prizes.

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Jun 2

Poetry Brunch: $35

Sunday, 11AM

Cap off an amazing and fun filled week of poetry with good food and good words. This event will feature an amazing meal, performances by a jazz trio and reading/Q&A from our keynote poet.

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Attend a Free Workshop

One Word Poetry Festival Workshop Signup

Name

First Name

Last Name

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Choose Your Workshop

Choose your workshops below. You can use one form for multiple people; please list the participant names in the text box below. If you are signing a child/children up for the kid workshop, please list their names and ages.

Youth Poetry Workshop with TBA (10:00 - 11:00)

Synesthesia and the Art of Imagery with Ayanna Florence (10:00 - 11:00)

Youth Poetry with Abigail McClune (11:30-12:30)

Poetry Workshop with TBA (11:30 - 12:30)

Name(s) of Children and/or Participants

Sign up to perform at Vibes & Verses!

Participate in Vibes and Verses Open Mic

$0.00

Be sure you arrive no later than 7:45, in order to check-in for the open mic.

In the Getty’s Center Parking Lot
Friday, May 31
8 p.m.

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Compete in the One Word Poetry Slam!

Participate in the Poetry Slam

$25.00

Be sure you arrive no later than 7:15, in order to check-in for the slam.

At the Getty’s Center
Saturday, June 1
8 p.m.

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Sponsors

We could not put this festival on every year without the support of our very generous sponsors. Get to know our current sponsors and keep scrolling to see how you can become one of this year’s sponsors!

Haiku $250

Organization name in announcements, festival brochure, press release, and at least one social media tag. Logo on website.
Stanza $500

All Haiku sponsor benefits + logo in festival brochure and vendor table at one event of your choice.
Prose $1,000

All Stanza sponsor benefits + priority placement, named sponsor of one event of your choice, vendor table at 2 events & stage shout-outs daily.
2 Free Festival Passes
Epic $5,000

Be the Official Sponsor of the Entire Festival. Your organization’s name, logo, & branding will be displayed prominently in all marketing materials and at festival events. .
6 Free Festival Passe