Category: featured poets

Poets featured at the weekly Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, December 16, 2015: Lauren Yates

Philadelphia poet Lauren Yates.

Philadelphia-based poet Lauren Yates. Eighth and final open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, December 9, 2015: José Olivarez

José Olivarez, Bronx-Illinois poet and Harvard grad.

Breakbeat poet and Harvard grad José Olivarez. Seventh open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, December 2, 2015: Marshall Gillson

Marshall Gillson, nerd/rapper/poet by night and also day. Photo by Christopher Clauss.

Nerd, poet, misanthropic publisher Marshall Gillson. Sixth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 25, 2015: Chloé Cunha

Chloé Cunha, occasional sapphic vampire, shown here performing at the 2015 Boston Poetry Slam Erotic Poetry Night. Photo by Marshall Goff.

Top-notch local poet and Encyclopedia Show co-host Chloé Cunha. Fifth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 18, 2015: Eirean Bradley

Denver poet and 2015 NPS Finalist Eirean Bradley. Photo by Adam Rubinstein for NPS2015 and Poetry Slam, Inc.

Two-time NPS Finalist and Drunk in a Midnight Choir curator Eirean Bradley. Fourth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 11, 2015: Joshua Bennett

Yonkers poet and Callaloo fellow Joshua Bennett.

Yonkers poet and Callaloo fellow Joshua Bennett. Third open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 4, 2015: Clint Smith

Harvard-via-DC poet Clint Ward Smith.

NPS champion and Harvard doctoral candidate Clint Smith. Second open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 28, 2015: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

2015 NPS Champion Melissa Lozada-Oliva.

Freshly minted NPS Champion Melissa Lozada-Oliva. First open poetry slam in the new 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 21, 2015: Tim “Toaster” Henderson and the Champion of Champions Poetry Slam

Chicago/Bay poet Tim Toaster Henderson. Photo by Ian Tuttle.

Chicago poet and Encyclopedia Show favorite Tim “Toaster” Henderson features. Champion of Champions slam: two season champs go head-to-head to fill the empty Champions post.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 14, 2015: Corrina Bain

Worcester transplant Corrina Bain from NYC.

Intense NYC poet Corrina Bain. Eighth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.