Local favorite Joshua Elbaum. Second open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Category: Cantab Wednesday shows
Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 26, 2016: Zeke Russell
NPS 2016 semi-finalist Zeke Russell. First open poetry slam in the new 8×8 series.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 19, 2016: Marty McConnell, Mohamed Hassan, and the Champion of Champions Poetry Slam
Lambda Literary finalist and NUPIC champion Marty McConnell. Spotlight from 2015 New Zealand National Slam Champ Mohamad Hassan. AND the Champion of Champions poetry slam: Jess Rizkallah defends her title.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 12, 2016: Muggs Fogarty
Providence franchise player and New School grad Muggs Fogarty. Eighth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 5, 2016: Neiel Israel
World Qualifier winner and Boston Poetry Slam Individual World Poetry Slam rep Neiel Israel. No slam tonight: special $5 cover to help send Neiel to IWPS.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Thanks to all the good folks who came out last night for a great open mic and a feature from the SlamMaster! The slam was an eight-poet knock-down drag-out brawl, getting down to Brandon Melendez and Marshall Gillson in the final round. Marshall redeemed his loss from last Wednesday with a big finish over Brandon, …
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 28, 2016: Simone Beaubien
Presumptive poet Simone Beaubien. Seventh open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 21, 2016: Manvir Singh
Forward-thinking and surreal artist Manvir Singh. Sixth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 14, 2016: Catherine Martin
Florida-Georgia-Cantab poet Catherine Martin. Fifth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Well, we hope Scott Woods is thankful: despite his sick-day cancellation, we did NOT have to present an impromptu Columbus poet roast in lieu of his feature last night. Instead, local favorite and BPS staff mainstay Tom Slavin took the stage for a lovingly crafted, entirely off-the-dome selection of his greatest hits from 2015. Some …
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