Once again, a fabulous time was had by all at the Cantab this Wednesday: a host of new readers and listeners turned out to enjoy featured poet Tyler Smith, who packed dozens of short poems into a smart, witty, and inspiring feature drawn from his cohesive body of work. Tyler’s leaving for Australia in a …
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Cantab Recap for Wednesday, July 11
Hey, thanks to everyone who turned out for the NorthBEAST Regional Slam this past Wednesday! We had scheduled teams from Slam Free or Die (Manchester, New Hampshire), the Mill City Slam (Lowell, Massachusetts) and the Lizard Lounge (just down the street) to slam against our very own home team! What an exciting night.
The …
Radio Recap for Monday, May 14
Whoo! We found the stage lights at Radio! This fabulous red-and-brick bar took in a growing number of poetry fans in the rain, starting off with a cool generative prompt from Mckendy Fils-Aimé (a little John Murillo, anyone?). Our open mic was packed –maybe it’s the 5-minute time limit that makes it so popular– and …
New and Improved Monday, May 14: Mckendy Fils-Aimé and Simone Beaubien
Our new series continues at Radio, 379 Somerville Ave. in Union Square, Somerville! Mckendy Fils-Aimé leads a workshop at 7:00. Open mic begins at 8:00, then Mckendy shares feature time with Simone Beaubien at 9:00 p.m. $5, 21+.
Radio Recap for Monday, May 7
Thanks to everyone who came out to our first night at Radio, which was a sweet success! This newly reopened bar at 379 Somerville Ave. in Union Square has a lovely stage, comfy chairs and tables, and great whiskey drinks. It’s almost too nice for us —almost. A cozy group of hard-writing spectators got along …
Meet the 2012 Boston Poetry Slam Team
The 2012 Boston Poetry Slam Team is Kemi Alabi, Antonia Lassar, Omoizele Okoawo, Mckendy Fils-Aimé, and Melissa Newman-Evans!
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!
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.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Behind the link: scores, rankings, and highlights from the 2012 Team Selection Preliminaries. There’s also a fabulous gallery of images by photographer Marshall Goff!
Cantab Recap for February 1, 2012: Mckendy Fils-Aimé Wins the World Qualifier Finals!
Congratulations to Mckendy Fils-Aimé, who will represent the venue at IWPS this October! A full recap is below. Next week’s feature: 2010-2011 NPS champ Sierra DeMulder, plus an open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
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