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BPS Recap For Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

• It was a great night for newcomers, with the first 6 people on the mic reading for first or second time!

• “It’s a miracle to me to speak into the dawn / ponder away a broken heart” – Christina

• Sahfa’s repeated their poem “I …

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, February 4th & February 11th, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

02/04/26

• Bobby’s C riffed on gatekeepers and Harold Bloom’s out-of-touch remark that “Poetry slam is the death of art”

• Emmanuel’s “Standing in front of a mirror trying to know what love is”

• Nick Roberts’ “My Curated Pandemonium” and “Lament Of The Finnish Bird Seller”

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 24th, 2025

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Open Mic Highlights

• Mary’s poem about writing a commissioned song for a 7-year-old kid named Paulie that turned out to be a scam, and how the idea of Paulie lived on

• Ember’s poem re: the FBI’s claim to categorize trans people as “violent extremists”

• Kelsey’s new piece …

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