Category: poetry slam

Major poetry slams at the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.

Cantab Feature for July 16, 2014: NorthBEAST Regional 4×4 with Urbana, Slam Free or Die, Port Veritas, and Lizard Lounge

BPS logo (square), by Gary Hoare.

A 4×4 team slam with Urbana-NYC, Slam Free or Die, Port Veritas, and Lizard Lounge! Cover charge $5 to raise money to send our team to Nationals.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 18, 2014: NorthBEAST Regional 4×4 with louderARTS, Providence, and Rhythmic Cypher

BPS logo (square), by Gary Hoare.

A 4×4 team slam with louderARTS-NYC, Providence, Rhythmic Cypher, and the home team! Cover charge $5 to raise money to send our team to Nationals.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, May 28: World Qualifier Finals

BPS logo (square), by Gary Hoare.

Second of two nights the Boston Poetry Slam World Qualifier: 8 poets compete in four rounds (3- and 4-minute poems) to see who will represent the BPS in Phoenix, Arizona this October. $5 cover tonight to raise funds to send the winner to the Individual World Poetry Slam.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, May 7, 2014: World Qualifier Speed Slam

Boston Poetry Slam official logo, by Gary Hoare.

First of two nights the Boston Poetry Slam World Qualifier: up to 24 poets compete in two speed rounds (2- and 1-minute poems) to see who will advance to Finals. $5 cover tonight to raise funds to send the winner to the Individual World Poetry Slam.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 26, 2014: Team Selection Finals

Boston Poetry Slam official logo, by Gary Hoare.

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.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 26, 2014: CUPSI Warm-Up

Logo for CUPSI '14 in Boulder, Colo.

CUPSI-bound collegiate slam teams face off to prepare for their upcoming national tournament. No open poetry slam tonight.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 19, 2014: Team Selection Semi-Finals

Boston Poetry Slam official logo, by Gary Hoare.

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.

Cantab Feature for February 12, 2014: Erotic Poetry Night and Box of Doom

Box of Doom Poetry Slam. Logo by Gary Hoare.

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.”)

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 22, 2014: Team Selection Preliminaries

Boston Poetry Slam official logo, by Gary Hoare.

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.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 8, 2014: Casey Rocheteau and the Champion of Champions Slam

Cape Cod/NYC poet Casey Rocheteau features. Champion of Champions poetry slam: Tom Slavin defends his title.