Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.
Final night of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams! The top five poets at the end of three insanely competitive rounds will comprise the 2014 Boston Poetry Slam Team. $5 cover tonight to raise funds for the team’s travel to the National Poetry Slam in Oakland this August.
One of our very favorites returns: Scott Woods, SlamMaster and ringleader out of Columbus. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.
Outgoing Mill City SlamMaster Zeke Russell. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.
New York City slam staple and nationally published prizewinner Jeanann Verlee features. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.
CUPSI-bound collegiate slam teams face off to prepare for their upcoming national tournament. No open poetry slam tonight.
Night two of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams. The top twelve poets from Preliminaries are cut to nine in this two-round slam. $5 cover tonight to raise funds for the team’s travel to the National Poetry Slam.
Brace yourself: it’s our annual Erotic Poetry Open Mic, just in time for Valentine’s Day. And, just to make your Cantab date truly awkward, bartender Adam Stone will present a Box of Doom slam. (Yes, we said “Box.”)
THE SHOW SHALL GO ON! The city of Cambridge lifted today’s snow emergency/parking ban at 5:00 p.m., so we are pleased to present a feature from powerhouse local and two-time WOWPS Finalist Porsha Olayiwola and an open speed slam in the 8×8 series, just as scheduled. Please use caution (and warm clothes!) while traveling.
Local poet and seminary student Sam Teitel. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.
Night one of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams. Up to twenty-five poets qualify, but only twelve will be left after two rounds of competition. $5 cover tonight to raise funds to send the team to the 2014 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, CA.
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