Last night, intense listeners packed the house for a high-energy open mic followed by the return of a long-lost 2011 Boston Poetry Slam Team member: Maya Phillips was in town from New York, bringing with her the heady work of her debut collection, Erou. What a privilege and a joy to get to hear Maya’s …
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Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 20, 2019: Maya Phillips
Maya Phillips, author of Erou and past Boston Poetry Slam Team member.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 31, 2017
A very lucky crowd turned out for the Cantab last night in what marked the first of many sweet evenings with our summertime crew: an unhurried, thoughtful open mic, followed by a substantial portion of Maya Phillips‘ MFA thesis, all its academic glory polished up with Maya’s elegant and powerful reading voice. The slam was …
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, May 31, 2017: Maya Phillips
2011 Boston Poetry Slam Team member and Warren Wilson MFA candidate Maya Phillips. Third open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Holy smokes, Cantab, where did all you late-spring poetry lovers come from? The house sold out in a hot second for Maya Phillips last night, who brought nearly all new-to-us work to the Cantab stage from her fresh chapbook, Welcome Home. After missing Maya on the mic for the two years she’s been in New …
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 11, 2014: Maya Phillips
Boston Poetry Slam Team member from 2011, now a New York resident: Emerson grad Maya Phillips. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Good stuff at the Cantab last night, folks: a late-spring packed house, a way-full open mic and slam, and a really solid feature by William Evans made for a pretty super night. Will took the stage a bit behind schedule and then apparently stopped time with a series of poems drawn straight from his contracted-but-not-yet-published …
Feature for April 25, 2012: Team Selection Finals
The best of the best will slam off in the last three rounds of the Team Selection Slams. Last five left standing will comprise the 2012 Boston Poetry Slam Team!
We’re Slamming at the Mass Poetry Festival!
The fourth annual Mass Poetry Fest welcomes us to their roster! Saturday, April 21, you can sign up at 1:30 for the 1:45 Youth Slam at the Old Town Hall, or come to Victoria Station at 9:30 for a good old-fashioned all-star slam at the bar.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Team Selection Semi-Finals have narrowed the field to next week’s nine finalists! Check out how your favorites fared, plus enjoy another great gallery of photos from Marshall Goff.
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