Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.
Two-round elimination slam featuring nine of the season’s top poets: Jess Riz, Neiel Israel, John Pinkham, Zeke Russell, Ron, Justin Jiménez, Adam Stone, Meaghan Ford, and Brandon Melendez. $5 cover tonight to raise funds to send the team to the 2017 National Poetry Slam in Denver.
2016 New York City Youth Poet Laureate Nkosi Nkululeko. Last Chance Slam to qualify for the 2016 Team Selection Slams.
Champion of Champions poetry slam! Eight 8×8 slam winners return to challenge reigning champ Jess Rizkallah for the venue’s top slam title.
Longtime-long-time-ago Boston Poetry Slam co-host Valerie Lawson. First open poetry slam in the new 8×8 series.
Columbus SlamMaster, thinker, and general badass Scott Woods. Seventh open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Brooklyn-Pioneer Valley poet Jasmin Roberts. Sixth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Urban Word NYC grad and mentor Gabriel Ramirez. Fifth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
An invitational all-star slam where four teams representing the Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors take on all the decades-long nostalgia you can stand for big points and eternal bragging rights.
Columbus poet and Writers’ Block co-founder Vernell Bristow. Fourth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Black Nerd Problems EIC and Writing Wrongs founder William Evans. Third open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
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