What a sweet Wednesday at the Cantab, folks: we kicked off with a wicked good open mic with a ton of first-timers! Hope we get to see these folks again… But we have a feeling they’ll be back after the dynamite feature from Jeanann Verlee; Jeanann took us on a no-introductions, no-apologies tour of boundary-setting, bitterness and beauty, all backed by three lovely books. If you missed your chance to grab a copy of Racing Hummingbirds tonight, you can visit her at the Urbana Slam in NYC, or get your copy straight from Write Bloody Publishing here.
We also got to witness a pretty sweet reunion in the venue as well: official BPS photographers Rich Beaubien and Marshall Goff were both on hand to capture some photos of this top-notch performer. We’ll post a little gallery below, but you can also visit Marshall’s photography Facebook page or Rich’s official site (due for relaunch soon!) to see more of these artists’ work.
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- New York poet Jeanann Verlee. Photo by Rich Beaubien.
Next week, by the way, our feature will be Zeke Russell, who celebrated his long-overdue booking by defeating Kieran Collier in the final round of the slam last night! Zeke’s one of our favorite poets and a devoted organizer to boot; we hope you’ll join us for a full feature from this talented and hard-working artist.
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