Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 7, 2015: Jeremy Radin

L.A. native Jeremy Radin. Photo courtesy PEN Center USA.

L.A. native Jeremy Radin. Photo courtesy PEN Center USA.

Jeremy Radin is a poet and actor living in Los Angeles. His poems have appeared (or are forthcoming) in numerous journals including Union Station, Nailed, Souvenir, and Freezeray. His first book, Slow Dance with Sasquatch, is available from Write Bloody Publishing. You may have seen him on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia or in a restaurant aggressively eating pancakes by himself. Follow him @germyradin.


NOLA poet Beck Cooper. Photo by Christopher Diaz.

NOLA poet Beck Cooper. Photo by Christopher Diaz.

Tonight’s show will also feature a spotlight from another touring poet: Beck Cooper.

Beck Cooper is a New Orleans based spoken word artist whose work draws upon personal experience to explore themes of womanhood, queer identity and body positivity. She is a two time member of the Baton Rouge National Slam Team, and her poetry has been featured on Upworthy, Everyday Feminism, and All Def Poetry. Beck ranked within the top twenty poets at both the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the 2015 Southern Fried Individual Poetry Competition in Little Rock, Arkansas.

This show in our weekly Wednesday series takes place at the Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. Doors for the show open at 7:15. The open mic begins at 8:00 and the feature performs at approximately 10:00. An open poetry slam in the 8×8 series will follow. The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3.