Category: Cantab Wednesday shows

Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, August 1, 2018: Crystal Valentine

Top slammer, thinker, and sanctuary-maker Crystal Valentine. Photo is courtesy Werds of Art via crystalvalentine.com.

New York City poet and educator Crystal Valentine. Seventh open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, July 25, 2018: Anna Binkovitz

Local-for-now Minneapolis poet Anna Binkovitz.

Minneapolis poet and passing local Anna Binkovitz. Sixth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, July 18, 2018: NorthBEAST Regional 4×4 Team Slam

Four slam teams go head-to-head-to-head-to-head in our final regional warm-up for the National Poetry Slam: Slam Free or Die vs. Mill City vs. Pulp Slam vs. the home team! $5 cover charge tonight to raise money to send our home slam team to Nationals in Chicago.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, July 11, 2018 with Lydia Havens

Lyd Havens, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative workshop before the show on poems of joy, healing, gratitude, love, friendship, celebration, and other happy stuff. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, July 11, 2018: Lydia Havens

Boise poet Lydia Havens. Photo by Rylan Elias.

Boise up-and-coming-and-already-here poet Lyd Havens. Fifth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab for Wednesday, July 4, 2018: NO SHOW TONIGHT

NO SHOW TONIGHT! Enjoy a night off and bring us something new next Wednesday!

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 27, 2018: NorthBEAST Regional Team 4×4 Poetry Slam

The first of two summertime chances to see a four-team regional preview of National Poetry Slam-style competition: House vs. Noho vs. Providence vs. the home team! $5 cover charge tonight to raise money to send our home slam team to Nationals in Chicago.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 20, 2018: Sean Patrick Mulroy

Lambda Literary Fellow Sean Patrick Mulroy. Photo by Lawrence Jaime.

Lambda Literary Fellow Sean Patrick Mulroy. Fourth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 with Sara Brickman: Dreaming Through Nightmare

Split This Rock winner Sara Brickman, pictured here showcasing on the National Poetry Slam Finals Stage. Photo by Marshall Goff.

Sara Brickman, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative poetry writing workshop about Dreaming Through Nightmare.” $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 13, 2018: Sara Brickman

Split This Rock poetry contest winner Sara Brickman. Photo by Sam Smith.

Split This Rock winner Sara Brickman. Third open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.