The new slam season has begun, folks, and with it, eight baller new sestinas hit the stage last night at the Cantab! Our first theme slam of the season asked poets to bring a sestina, a sonnet, and an ode to our classic 8×8 format, and audience members were surprised, delighted, and perhaps even formally …
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Cantab Slam for Wednesday, September 12, 2018: SSO What Slam?
It’s a theme slam! Formal poetry gets in the ring with eight slammers required to bring a Sestina, Sonnet, and Ode to the stage. Slammers and judges are welcome to sign up in advance.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
It’s May already, Cantabbers, and that means a five-payday-month: we kicked off our bonus Wednesday this week with a really sweet open mic, welcoming some very strong newcomers to the stage, and setting up Kieran Collier for a glorious journey of a feature. What a joy to see this longtime reader owning the mic for …
Cantab Workshop “Commit This to Memory” for Wednesday, May 2, 2018 with Kieran Collier
Kieran Collier, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative workshop before the show on grief, joy, memory, and honesty. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, May 2, 2018: Kieran Collier and the Champion of Champions Poetry Slam
Local favorite Kieran Collier, plus a Champion of Champions poetry slam: Brandon Melendez defends his title.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Wait just a minute: have we seen the last Wednesday of National Poetry Month already? Will we have to wait another eleven months for… Nah, check it, we’ve got Wednesdays fulla poetry every month around here. Last night, obviously, was no kind of exception, with the much-missed and well-traveled Ashley Davis swinging back into town …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
It’s official, Cantabbers! After three rounds of poems, at least two heart-stopping comebacks, more twists and turns than you can count plus a whopping 0.001 millimeters of snow, the Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge has a 2018 slam team. Cumulative scores on the night gave us the top five poets (in bold) who …
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 21, 2018: Team Selection FINALS
Final night of the Cantab’s famed Team Selection Slams! The top five poets at the end of the night will comprise the 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team. $5 cover tonight to raise funds for the team’s travel to the National Poetry Slam in Chicago this August.
CANCELLED: Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 7, 2018: CUPSI Warm-Up
CUPSI-bound collegiate teams to prepare for their upcoming national tournament.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Cantabbers! Thanks to each and every one of you for coming out to the basement last night for SPRING BREAK 2018 Team Selection Semi-Finals! After a roller coaster of a slam, with much of our audience casting some high-quality side-eye at a few judges, we have results. It took two rounds to get the standings …
2018 IWPS Representative: JR Mahung
JR Mahung, this year's World Qualifier winner, will represent the Boston Poetry Slam in October at the 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam in San Diego. Come send off JR on October 3 at the Cantab! Photo by Lauren Miller.
Upcoming Shows
- Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 17, 2018: Anthony Febo
Lowell poet Anthony Febo on his On Finding Joy tour. - Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 24, 2018: Neiel Israel
Show and [possible! will she or won't she?] chapbook release from poetry star Neiel Israel: The Dead Sing Better Than You.
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