Events

For bookings please email kimberlysimmspoet@gmail.com. Due to Kimberly's role as Director of Arts Education for the Metropolitan Arts Council, she is no longer able to accept week-long school residencies.

Upcoming & Current

  • Artist in Residence
    October 2024
    Southside High School
  • Emcee and producer. Carolina Regional Indie Slam
    October 26th, 2024. Coffee Underground.
  • Sames Faces Collective. Invited Reader.
    Friday, November 22nd. Instagram.
  • Artist in Residence
    November 2024
    League High School, Entire 8th Grade

 

Previous

  • See More Past Events on the Blog.
  • Feature. Slam Jam. Virtual, NH. September 29th.
  • Facilitator “What is Arts Integration?” July 15th, 2024. 2-hour workshop at the SmartARTS Education Institute at the Fine Arts Center Greenville with local Greenville County Teachers. Workshop included a creative writing element.
  • Emcee of the Carolina Slam Tour at Coffee Underground May 21st, 2024. Featuring poets from Upstate, Midlands, and Low Country. Included sharing my own poem.
  • Local Legends Alchemy Comedy featured reader. May 17th, 2024. Read my original poems to inspire improv comedy. 
  • Featured headline reader at the South Carolina Poetry Society’s new reading series, “Every Corner, Every County” May 6th, 2024 in Georgetown, SC.  Also taught an afternoon workshop. 
  • NC Literary Review and NC Humanities Council, April 18th, 2024. “Poem in Your Pocket Day” Poetry Reading. Invited reader. 
  • Carl Sandburg NHS Poetry Workshop facilitator including a reading of my original poetry.  April 17th, 2024.
  • Other Folk Greenville at the Wandering Mead “Hand picked artists in an intentional listening space”. Featured artist: poetry.  March 28th, 2024.
  • Visual and Verse Reading. Invited reader at the MAC Gallery. Greenville. March 21st, 2024.
  • Campobello Gramling School. Artist  in Residence with 7th Grade.  Included reading my poetry for the students and helping them write their own. February 6 - 15, 2024.
  • Burns Night Greenville. Emcee and featured poet.  January 25th, 2024.
  • Artist-in-residence at League Academy January 2024 to coordinate and lead a poetry slam with the entire 8th grade including leading students in writing and performing their own original poems. Also included me sharing my own original poetry with the students.
  • South Carolina Poetry Out Loud Judge for regional virtual competition. January 13th
  • Greenlink Poetry Project Launch Invited Reader at M Judson.  September 7th, 2023.
  • “Duet” Poetry Reading. Featured reader. Curated by WM Epes. March 7th, 2023.
  • Wits End Poetry 20th Anniversary Celebration. Invited reader. October 9th, 2022,
  • Irmo Branch Library. “Well Written: Cooking Up Poetry” Workshop.  April 2022.
  • Greenville Center for Creative Arts. “Talking to Grief, Finding Healing Through Poetry Workshop.” January 2022.
  • 2022/2023 Kimberly dedicated more time to her family, particularly her father and daughter.
  • Poetry Workshop Virtual
    February 27th, 2021 9 am to 11am
    Alabama State Poetry Society
  • Writer in Residence at League Academy
    March, 2021
    Greenville, SC
  • Greenville Author Expo
    January 7th, 2021
    Greenville County Library Virtual Event.
  • Writer in Residence at Campobello Gramling School
    February 2 - 19th, 2021
    Landrum, SC
    Kimberly will work with the 8th grade to create their own poems and participate in a poetry slam.
  • Poetry Workshop for Students, Virtual
    February 22nd, 2021
    Pat Conroy Literary Center
  • Appearance on PBS WNTV Channel 29.
    October 21st, 2020
  • April 2020: National Poetry Month!
    History and Book Talk with Kimberly Simms April 1st, 2020 Irmo Branch Library. Irmo, SC POSTPONED
  • Poetry Goes Viral at Carolina Poets
    April 12th, 2020 7:00
  • Trio Book Tour, NC
    April 21st, 2020 6:00 pm Sherrills Ford Library, Terrell Branch
    9154 Sherrils Ford Rd, Sherrills Ford, NC
    Reading by Kimberly Simms with artist/musician
    http://shari-smith.com/trio-2020/
  • Discovering SC through Poetry with Kimberly Simms
    April 23rd, 2020 6:30 Hampton Memorial Library, Easley SC
    Poetry reading and talk with Kimberly Simms
    THIS EVENT SPONSORED BY THE SC HUMANITIES COUNCIL
  • Poetry Out Loud State Competition
    April 25th, 2020 3:00pm
    Kimberly will be judging the state-wide competition sponsored by the SCAC and NEA.
    This event will now take place virtually.
  • Trio Book Tour, GA
    May 19th, 2020
    7:00 pm Bookish Independent Book Store 1188 Glenwood Ave SE, Unit A, Atlanta, GA Reading by Kimberly Simms with artist/musician
  • Trio Book Tour, NC
    June 16, 2020, 7:00 pm
    Page 158 Bookstore
    415 Brooks Street, Unit B.
    Wake Forest, NC
    Reading by Kimberly Simms with artist/musician
  • Trio Book Tour, GA
    July 20, 2020, 7:00 pm
    The Books Exchange
    2932 Canton Rd Unit 220
    Marietta, GA
    Reading by Kimberly Simms with artist/musician