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Are you a poet (and totally know it)?

AsiahMae, Charleston's poet laureate performs for opening night at a festival.

Are you the next AsiahMae, Charleston’s current poet laureate? | Photo by @ryanbelk.

Calling all readers: In honor of National Poetry Month, you’re officially invited to enter CHStoday’s poetry contest.

This contest is open to all, and the rules couldn’t be more simple: Turn our Wednesday, April 3 newsletter into a poem.

We’ll clarify. Using only the words that appear in this newsletter, craft an original poem of up to 75 words. Unlike an erasure poem, the words do not have to appear in the order they’re found — mix and match how you please.

Any English word appearing anywhere in today’s newsletter is fair game, including the ones you’re reading right now (we’ll throw some fun ones at you: Red. Ambivalent. Fungi.). If a word appears once, you can only use it once.

The rules:

Submit your poem here by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.
Include a title + author’s name in your submission. Titles are an exception to the rule, and do not need to pull words from the newsletter.
Poems — excluding title and author’s name — must be 75 words or less.

The fun stuff:

While we’ve placed a pretty big limitation on your poem’s words, the form + direction is up to you — and we can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
The Editorial team behind CHStoday will narrow submissions down to a group of finalists based on style, originality, artistic quality, and creativity. Finalists will be announced in an upcoming newsletter, and we’ll ask our readers to vote for their favorite poem. We’ll feature the winner’s poem in a newsletter during the last full week of April.
Pro tip: To make the process easier on yourself, we recommend printing out today’s issue, highlighting the words you find most interesting, and crossing them out as you include them in your poem.
Don’t forget to keep track of your articles (words like “the” or “and”).

Happy writing, Charleston.

Submit your poem

Events

Wednesday, April 3

Snafu Maker’s Market | Wednesday, April 3 | 4-7 p.m. | Snafu Brewing Company, 3280 Industry Dr., North Charleston | Price of purchase | This market will have lots of local vendors, plus Seol Ahs Korean Corn Dogs will be there.
Garden Strolls & Wine Tasting | Wednesday, April 3 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Rd., Charleston | $35-$40 | Spend the evening at Middleton Place exploring America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens with a glass of wine in hand.
Weekly Trivia | Wednesday, April 3 | 7-9 p.m. | Indigo Reef Brewing Company, 2079 Wambaw Creek Rd., Unit 1, Charleston | Free | Put your knowledge to the test, it’s free to play and winners will receive house prizes.

Thursday, April 4

Refinery After 5 - The Reckoning | Thursday, April 4 | 5-9 p.m. | The Refinery, 1640 Meeting St. Rd, Charleston | $10 | Introducing Charleston’s newest happy hour music series —kick off the weekend with great shows, tasty libations, and all your friends.

Friday, April 5

Jazz it Up | Friday, April 5 | 5-8 p.m. | Charleston Crafts Gallery, 140 East Bay St., Ste. D., Charleston | Free | Swing into Charleston Crafts Gallery and celebrate art inspired by music featuring five artists in our cooperative gallery.

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News Notes

Festival

Are you ready? The Riverfront Revival festival, which takes place this fall, Friday, Oct. 11 + Saturday, Oct. 12, at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, will announce its lineup this morning at 10 a.m. Plus, weekend and day passes will go on sale.

Closed

King BBQ is temporarily closed after its building at 2029 Carver Ave. in North Charleston caught fire last weekend. The community can support the business by dining at its sister restaurant Jack Rabbit Filly in Park Circle. Read the restaurant’s statement.

Pets

The Isle of Palms Police Department is reminding the community of the updated off-leash hours for dogs on the beach. Now through Saturday, Sept. 14, dogs are only allowed off their leases on the Isle of Palms beach from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Afterward, your pups must be on a leash. (WCIV)

Sports

The College of Charleston men’s basketball program has a new coach. Chris Mack has agreed to a five-year contract. His previous head coaching roles include the University of Louisville and Xavier University. (CofC Sports)

Opening

Heavy’s Barburger will open a new location where the former Laura Alberts was located, at 891 Island Park Dr. on Daniel Island. Heavy’s is currently located at 1137 Morrison Dr. and the date of the new location is TBA. The burger joint is known for its smashburgers + extensive tequila selection. (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

Shop

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Cause

Ready to race?

Participants running in the Pat Tillman Run

Take a look at participants from previous years. | Photo provided by the Pat Tillman Run.

The Annual Pat Tillman Honor Run in Charleston will take place at the Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island on Saturday, April 20, at 9 a.m. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to join in on the 4.2-mile course around the island. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of Pat Tillman’s passing.

The run pays tribute to the legacy of Tillman. Following the September 11 attacks, Tillman, who played in the NFL, courageously left his athletic career to enlist in the United States Army. He served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan until his death, which was caused by friendly fire.

Participants can support his legacy through the Pat Tillman Foundation’s Scholars program, which chooses military service members, veterans, and spouses to receive scholarships and other resources.

Following the run, participants are invited to the after party at New Realm Brewing Company.

The Buy

A variety of snacks for runners and bikers. The Fuel Goods Collection offers boxes filled with food that will fuel your lifestyle.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Erika

From the editor

I still can’t get over last weekend’s Spring Charleston Wine Festival event. I loved sampling wine, eating food from Roti Rolls, and trying out the silent disco. You can catch the group’s other events for their summer edition and Mimosa Festival.

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