Recaps from the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge's weekly show.
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We had another sold-out show this past Wednesday, with an open mic that simultaneously showcased how well the fun and mournful side of poetry can co-exist…3 minutes apart from each other! Donovan and first-timer Elizabeth brought us poignant odes to their LA homes amidst the ongoing fires, Max opened the mic …
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Hi Cantab! Reporting to you live from… a Wednesday! Last week’s show was thrilling, both in the fresh poems on the open mic as well as the powerful last chance slam. On the open, Cam S did a beautiful poem about dragons that put a smile on everyone’s faces. Loc came …
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Hey Cantab! Whew! I’d like to start off by mentioning how grateful we are to have such a wonderful community, because SO MANY of you showed up for our show last Wednesday! Not only did we sell out before 7:30, nearly 90 people came to see the show in total! A …
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Happy Wednesday, Cantabbers! It was great to be back in the basement of the Cantab Lounge after a couple weeks, and the room was abuzz with slam jitters, newcomer nerves, and open mic endorphins! We had a wonderful open mic featuring first-timer Prince Shapiro, performing a poem in Khosa and English, …
Happy New Year, Cantabbers! We rang in the new year last week with our first-ever New Year’s Day GALA! Thanks to our partners at Trident Booksellers, we were able to put on a fabulous event, where guests could participate in a great book-bundle raffle; make broadsides, mingle, and of course, hear some poetry!!
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Note: Due to the Cantab being closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day, our next shows are THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, December 28th at 6:30 PM (Downstairs at The Cantab), and Wednesday January 1st at 7 PM (happening at Trident Booksellers on 338 Newbury Street in Boston). More info below! Follow us on Instagram or sign …
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Happy Wednesday – we had yet another wonderful open slam last week, and a thrilling all-bangers open mic! Jay did a great, expressive poem on their relationship to gender, Hunter (debut alert) knocked our socks off with a stunning metaphor about cars/driving, and René did a lovely poem about flowers and …
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Hey Cantab!! What a Wednesday! We had a very smooth night, with regulars doing their regular irregularly fantastic work, such as an incredible blackout poem from Siraj from a job rejection email. We also had a fabulous impassioned memorized debut from Rein Carnation, as well as a string of other debuts …
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Once again, we had an incredible open mic and an even more incredible slam. Though the mic list was rather light given the holiday week, the slam sign-up list filled up almost immediately! Regulars shined on the mic including Ash (God is dead, did you hear?) and Will …
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It was another fun night of poetry at the Cantab this past Wednesday! On the open mic, first timer Riva stole the show with an incredible memorized piece revolving around the theme of circles, which appropriately had some stellar rhythm and rhymes that winded their way around the room, and …
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