Category: Cantab Wednesday shows

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

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 13: Team Selection Finals

Boston Poetry Slam

Final night of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams. The five top poets after three rounds make the 2013 Boston Poetry Slam Team, the home team for the Nationals! $5 cover tonight to raise funds for the 2013 National Poetry Slam.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 6: Patricia Smith and Special Guests

Patricia Smith. (Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.)

Patricia Smith features along with a huge troupe of AWP all-stars! Doors at 7:15, first open mic/feature set at 8:00 sharp, second set at 9:45. THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 27: CUPSI Warm-Up

Boston Poetry Slam

CUPSI-bound collegiate slam teams (Emerson, Simmons, and Harvard) face off to prepare for the national tournament in April. No open poetry slam tonight.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, Feburary 20: Wes Hazard

Wes Hazard, Boston comic and poet.

Boston comic and poet Wes Hazard features. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, Feburary 13: Erotic Poetry Night PLUS Love vs. Death Slam

Boston Poetry Slam

Open mic poets get down and dirty with the Boston Poetry Slam’s awkwardest poetry date night of the year: Erotic Poetry Night! Our feature for the night will be a Love vs. Death poetry slam, produced by BPS favorite Kevin Spak.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 6: Team Selection Semi-Finals

Boston Poetry Slam

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 2013 National Poetry Slam.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 30: Miles Walser

Minneapolis poet Miles Walser.

Upcoming Write Bloody author Miles Walser features. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 23: Beau Williams

Nationally touring New Hampshire performance poet Beau Williams. Photo credit to Hannah Cohen.

New Hampshire poet, organizer, and all-around good guy Beau Williams features. Open speed slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 16: Lucia Misch

Lucia Misch, top Canadian performance poet.

Top Canadian slammer Lucia Misch features. First open speed slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 9: Team Selection Preliminaries

Boston Poetry Slam

Night one of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams. Twenty-five poets are qualified, but only twelve will be left after two rounds of competition. $5 cover tonight to raise funds for the 2013 National Poetry Slam.