Reporting yet another happy and sold-out Wednesday at the Cantab! Energy was sky-high, and love was in the air during our special Valentine’s Day show, with a packed house and an elevated amount of crowd participation. During the open mic, we had someone come back after SEVEN YEARS to finish a poem they started performing …
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Recaps from the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge's weekly show.
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Welcome back to another wacky Wednesday at the Cantab! In yet another sold-out show, the crowd watched a roller coaster of an open mic full of wonderful, weird, and wicked awesome poems. There were tales of love, loss, some songs, and a particularly environmentally-focused poem about turtle conservation. The night continued on to an especially …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
What a night! The cold definitely did not stop Cantabbers from coming in droves this past Wednesday. For the first time in a while, we sold out before the show even started! A packed room resulted in a very full open mic — a grand total of 34 people got a chance to read. We had …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
It was another jam-packed January night at the Cantab Lounge, as an eager-eared crowd took in another full open mic with lots of memorable moments! Poem topics included being a hotline operator, changing your name back to what it previously was, and the metaphors found in an elaborate terms-of-service agreement. Honorable mention goes to Oliver, …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
After a long, snowy weekend, Cantabbers reconvened once again for a great Wednesday full of poems! There were a considerable amount of new faces on the open mic, and highlights included Jarvis’ stirring ode to the history of their body, Danny Riordan’s immediate response poem to Jarvis, and March Penn’s excellently-titled “Do I Have Imaginary …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
This Wednesday was the most full night we’ve had in months, with a jam-packed open mic and waitlist filled to the brim! Our lovely hosts brought great energy (and great new haircuts!) to the sold out show, and it kept getting better from there. Open mic highlights included advice to never date a pilot, thoughts …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
Happy New Year from everyone at the Cantab! We kicked off January with a completely full open mic and star-studded waitlist. Hosts Jimmy, Nayeli, and Dawn brought both raucous AND wistful vibes to the stage while introducing the first batch of poets of 2023. It was bars after bars after BARS at the mic, with …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, December 28th, 2022
The Wednesday between Christmas and New Years proved to be an end-of-the-year extravaganza at the Cantab! After getting a copy of the newly-debuted “Cantabernacle,” a newsletter curated by many wonderful Cantab folk, both regulars and first-timers took their seats. The open mic this week included some wholesome reflections on the year, some poets paying homage …
Wednesday Poetry at the Cantab Starts March 23, 2022!
Real quick, poets: the Boston Poetry Slam is still on hiatus, but we’re so glad to send you to a new reading sprouting up in time for spring at the Cantab.
Did you hear? Your friend and the slam’s, Dawn Gabriel (longtime host, 2005-2006 National slam team member) will be coordinating a Wednesday poetry …
Extremely Online for Wednesday, April 8, 2020: Allison Truj
Ploughshares editor and light of the world Allison Truj kicks off our Extremely Online show. Founded by Lip Manegio, co-curated with Myles Taylor.
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