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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Recaps from the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge's weekly show.
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
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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 …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
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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 …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
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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 …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
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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 …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, November 13rd, 2024
Amy: Hey Cantab! Quick note: we now have an online form if you’d like to send us anonymous (or non-anonymous) feedback about any of our shows.
We had an incredible open mic this week, with bangers throughout the mic, so many that host Brynna was confidently proclaiming her section of the mic being “no skips” …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, November 6th, 2024
Hi Cantab! Last Wednesday was a beautiful show. On a day when many people in our community woke up disappointed, shocked, and scared, we all still came together and put on a showcase of our art and voices. Many poems centered on the theme of community, which is now more important than ever. As we …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Hello poets and friends, we had a unique show last week at the Central Square Theater! Thank you to everyone who came out to read and support our venue-for-the-night, especially first-timers Christopher, Zack, and Natalia. We got to hear from our longest-tenured open mic readers Sue Savoy and Charlie R, new favorites Erica Garcia and …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
Hi Poets! Before we talk about last week’s show, please note that this week’s show (on 10/30) will take place at THE CENTRAL SQUARE THEATRE at 450 MASS AVE! This is only three blocks away from The Cantab/Central T stop. It will be inside and it is ALL AGES. We will be back at the …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Happy Wednesday! We had a smaller-sized but potent (in terms of quality) Wednesday crowd last week at the Cantab! There was talk of band kid culture (Ben Tolkin), the crossover between gender and the TSA (River) and an explosive written-at-the bar express lane poem that drew from the one and only Beyoncé (Arabella). Cameron did …
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