Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 19, 2014: Carrie Rudzinski

Carrie Rudzkinski returns to the Cantab Longe. Photo by Rich Beaubien.

Carrie Rudzkinski returns to the Cantab Longe. Photo by Rich Beaubien.

Named Best Female Poet at her first national poetry competition in 2008, Carrie Rudzinski has since performed her work across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and India. Ranked 4th in the world at the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam and 7th at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam, Carrie has represented Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles over the course of 11 national poetry competitions. She accepted a part-time faculty position teaching Poetry and Performance at California State University Northridge for the Spring 2014 semester. Her most recent book, The Shotgun Speaks, was published in 2013.

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.