Category: Cantab Wednesday shows

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

Workshop for April 11, 2012: “Mirror, not Movie Screen” with Karrie Waarala

Karrie Waarala, Stonecoast MFA and long-time performance poet.

Stonecoast MFA poet Karrie Waarala leads an early-bird workshop before Anis Mojgani’s Cantab show.

Feature for April 11, 2012: Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani. Photo by Jeremy Okai Davis.

National and international slam champ, teacher, and philosopher Anis Mojgani features. (No poetry slam tonight.)

Feature for April 4, 2012: Team Selection Preliminaries

Boston Poetry Slam

The first night of slams to decide the venue’s 2012 slam team! Two rounds of up to twenty-one poets; top poets advance to Semi-Finals on April 18.

Feature for March 28, 2012: James Caroline

James Caroline, Boston Poetry Slam host. Photo by Caleb Cole.

Local superstar poet James Caroline features. Open poetry slam: last chance to qualify for the 2012 Team Selection Slams!

Feature for March 21, 2012: Jamaal (“Versiz”) May

Jamaal "Versiz" May

Detroit slammer and Cave Canem Fellow Jamaal (“Versiz”) May features. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Feature for March 14, 2012: Stephen Meads

Stephen Meads is for the birds? Photo by Bryna Sampey.

West coast performer Stephen Meads features. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Feature for March 7, 2012: Gregory Hischak

A pensive Gregory Hischak.

Old-school Seattle slam champion and current Cape Cod resident Gregory Hischak features. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Feature for February 29, 2012: Neiel Israel

Neiel Israel on the mic at our sister slam, the Lizard Lounge.

Lizard Lounge poet Neiel Israel features. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Feature for February 22, 2012: Angel Nafis

Brooklyn poet Angel Nafis.

Brooklyn poet Angel Nafis features. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Feature for February 15, 2012: Erotic Poetry Night with Head-to-Head Dirty Haiku

The Boston Poetry Slam's annual Erotic Poetry Night presents the Head-to-Head Dirty Haiku Slam! Logo by Gary Hoare.

It’s the Wednesday closest to Valentine’s, which means it’s time for our annual Erotic Poetry Night! This year’s erotic open mic will also feature a Head-to-Head Dirty Haiku Slam produced by Gary Hoare.