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We had a great time at the Middlesex Lounge this week hosting our open mic and video feature! This Wednesday we are back in the Cantab Lounge basement.
Open Mic Highlights
• Ty covering Harry Baker’s extremely alliterative poem “Paper People”
• Edie’s response poem to yours truly telling them that their poems make me wants to climb a stack of chairs and yell, which also included the line “An open mic might be my eulogy”
• Donovan’s friendship poem that namedropped several open mic and slam regulars
• Scott reprising their worms poem that they did the last time we had an open mic not at the Cantab
• Jen’s “When the Body Forms” (“Am I worth resurrecting?”) and Kaitie D writing a poem after the horror film “The Lodge” (“I watched it so you don’t have to”)
• AC reflecting on their Native American heritage, and Nick Roberts writing about the Irish myth of the shapeshifting Púca
• Staff Member and Slam team member Aparna Paul read from her new book, Home Free, as they depart for their book tour (which will end with a Cantab feature next month!)
Feature
We took advantage of the video setup at the Middlesex Lounge to officially launch our YouTube page. We currently have 5 videos up, but also have created many playlists featuring poets from our 30+ year history! With popcorn provided to the audience, we got to watch classics performances from Patricia Smith, Simone Beaubien, Brian S. Ellis, Manivr Singh, Bobby Crawford, Meg Ford, Neiel Israel, Zeke Russell, and many more. A great ending to a cozy night.
Coming Up This Wednesday
It’s slamming season again! Tonight we are back at the Cantab lounge for our normal open mic, and an open poetry slam! You will need 3 original poems, with the top 2 qualifying for the 2026 BPS team selection slam. The slam winner also gets $75 (“That’s 1 and half errand” – Myles) so be sure to join us for another great night!
See you soon!
– MFG 🚪
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