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This weekend, representatives from poetry venues across New England and beyond will be competing in the 3rd Annual NorthBeast Regional Poetry Festival at the Cambridge Foundry!
The NorthBeast Regional Poetry Festival is dedicated to assembling poets from New England and beyond to uplift each other’s voices. In NorthBeast’s main event, 16 teams will compete in a regional poetry slam!
But NorthBeast is so much more than a competition: it is an opportunity to bring the poetry community together in a weekend of growth and camaraderie. Attendees can look forward to participating in open mics, a community fair, and workshops taught by esteemed local poets.
Teams Participating In The Slam:
Boston Poetry Slam (Cambridge, MA)
Slam Free or Die (Manchester, NH)
ProvSlam (Providence, RI)
Mill City Speaks (Lowell, MA)
Slam Euphoria (Troy, NY)
Port Veritas (Portland, ME)
The Dirty Gerund (Worcester, MA)
Rockland Poets (Nyack, NY)
(Not) BuckSlam (Minneapolis, MN)
Land of Lakes (Minneapolis, MN)
Charm City Slam (Baltimore, MD)
Verbal Slap (Bridgeport, CT)
Mic’d Up Mass (Boston, MA)
Sonic Bloom (Pick Up Team)
Team SLG [Silly Lil’ Guys] (Pick Up Team)
Peaky Binders (Pick Up Team)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY JULY 12
OPENING CEREMONY
11:30am in Multipurpose Room
FIRST PRELIMINARY SLAM
12:00pm in Multipurpose Room
featuring Mic’d Up Mass, Port Veritas, Rockland Poets, and Charm City Slam
SECOND PRELIMINARY SLAM
1:30pm in STEAM Set Theater
featuring Land o’ Lakes, Sonic Bloom, Peaky Binders, and (not) BuckSlam
THIRD PRELIMINARY SLAM
3:00pm in Multipurpose Room
featuring Mill City Speaks, ProvSlam, Slam Euphoria, and Dirty Gerund
FOURTH PRELIMINARY SLAM
4:30pm in STEAM Set Theater
featuring Verbal Slap, Boston Poetry Slam, Slam Free or Die, and Silly Lil’ Guys (SLG)
HAIKU NUPIC SLAM
7:00pm in Multipurpose Room (sign ups at 6:30pm)
SUNDAY JULY 13
COMMUNITY FAIR & CHAPBOOK EXCHANGE
12pm – 6pm in Main Hall
LIBERATION OPEN MIC
12pm in Multipurpose Room
WORKSHOP 1 – EKPHRASTIC REMIXING: SAMPLING POP CULTURE with Kenny Bradley
12 pm in The Point
WORKSHOP 2 – THE BODY SPEAKS with Ilyus Evander
1:30pm in Design Lab
WORKSHOP 3 – MOTHER EARTH IS WATCHING with Essmaa Litim
3pm in The Point
JUST (BE)LOVED OPEN MIC
3pm in Multipurpose Room
WORKSHOP 4 – ANTI-POEMS & OTHER HIJACKINGS with G/ج (George Abraham)
4:30pm in Design Lab
FINALS TEAM CHECK-IN
5:30pm in STEAM Set Theater
FINALS STAGE
6pm in STEAM Set Theater
Event Venue
The Cambridge Foundry
101 Rogers St., Cambridge, MA 02142
To learn more about the Foundry, its accessibility features, and directions, see our page with venue information.
Boston Poetry Slam Online