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Open Mic Highlights
• Max, Lou, and Will S started a (meta) theme as they did open mic poems about….local open mics! The Boston area is full of great ones, like Trident, Just Beloved, The Boston Liberation Center, and BPS. “These rooms save lives” – Will S
• March wrote a …
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Open Mic Highlights
• Shout out to the large group of newcomers who signed up early on the mic this week, including 2nd-timer Shy and Sydney from West Tennessee, and Alyna from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Some unexpected onomatopoeia, whispering, singing, and other dynamic “Freak shit” (© Myles Taylor) from Julian
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01/21/26
• Tyrone’s short and wild ode to flying toilet paper that took a lot of detours within one minuted
• Apologies to Artemis if this does not describe their poem appropriately, but I have written down “gay sex set to the sound of protests” in my notes …
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• Mary’s Heated Rivalry poem and “I have no one I can give my power to who can also protect it”
• Jennifer’s “Confession of An Emotional Intelligent Avoidant” (great title / relatable!)
• Ember wasn’t supposed to be in town but got to say goodbye for a …
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Open Mic Highlights
• It’s the end of year, which brought a share of open mic regulars leaving (good luck in Denver, Ember!) and returning (welcome back from Ireland, Abbie!) to the stage, as well as surprise visits from Sophie (first time on the mic in 11 years!) and the always …
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We had a great time at the Middlesex Lounge this week hosting our open mic and video feature! This Wednesday we are back in the Cantab Lounge basement.
Open Mic Highlights
• Ty covering Harry Baker’s extremely alliterative poem “Paper People”
• Edie’s response poem to yours truly telling …
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Open Mic Highlights
• Dave Mingolla’s poem about “quietly interrogating the universe until it speaks”
• First timer Rob M with a short and surprising poem about ladybugs
• The open mic debut of recent BPS feature Kelsey Bigelow, on the road from Iowa
• Donovan’s tribute to Andrea Gibson and …
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NOTE FOR TONIGHT’S 08/13 SHOW: Doors will be open by 7 pm, but our open mic will start at 8 pm like usual! There is a sold-out ticketed show upstairs at the Cantab, so folks will wait downstairs for our show to start instead of upstairs.
Open Mic Highlights
• It …
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Open Mic Highlights
• Somaia’s didactic poem on how to do fire eating at the Dyke March
• We got a farewell poem from open-mic regular and haiku finalist Siraj Ali, soon-to-be leaving us for Michigan. Siraj’s wry humor and quietly affecting miniature poems will be missed!
• Kaitie D’s time-traveling …
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Appropriate for our first community-themed night, this Wednesday was the most diverse open mics of the year, with wild swings in topic, mood, and genre!
Open Mic Highlights
• Greg M read John Donne and first-timer Vincent remixed/dismantled Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias”
• Intricate and layered Golden Shovels from Kaitie D …
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