Category: Cantab Wednesday shows

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

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 7, 2018: Hanif Abdurraqib

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February 7, 2018

Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib. First open SPEED slam in the new 8×8 series: 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.

Hanif Abdurraqib

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, February 7, 2018 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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February 7, 2018

Join Hanif Abdurraqib, the night’s scheduled feature, for an early-bird workshop at the Cantab Lounge before the show. The workshop begins at 5:30, with latecomers admitted no later than 6:00.

This will be a one-hour generative workshop with LIMITED SPACE. Hanif is very popular, so please email the SlamMaster with questions or to reserve …

Hanif Abdurraqib, workshop

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 31, 2018: Team Selection Preliminaries (Second Heat)

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January 31, 2018

The second prelim for the 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team; different poets and different judges, but still only six will make it to semi-finals in February. $5 cover charge tonight to help send the team to the National Poetry Slam.

2018 slam team, Anna Binkovitz, Colin Killick, John Pinkham, José, José Zepeda, Lindsey Michelle, Lyra, Lyra de Castro, Myles Em Taylor, Myles Taylor, Neiel Israel, poetry slam, RebeccaLynn, team selection slams

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 24, 2018: Team Selection Preliminaries (First Heat)

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January 24, 2018

The first of two grand poetry slams to begin narrowing the field for the 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team; top six advance to semi-finals in February. $5 cover charge tonight to help send the team to the National Poetry Slam.