Our biggest show of the year! Boston and NYC face off in an utterly Tender top-notch head-to-head slam. Produced by the Boston Poetry Slam and the Bowery Poetry Club at Oberon in Harvard Square.
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Cantab Poetry Slam for July 3, 2019: Team 4×4 Slam
A Nationals-style team slam featuring reps from four teams including Verbal Slap and the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team! $5 cover to raise funds for the teams and presses.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 12, 2019
What a night! It was a joy to welcome team slam back to the Cantab, just in time for summer: last night, two established slams and two local presses mixed it up for a wildly satisfying show. After four rounds of literary battle, we’re excited to congratulate pizza pi press on their big win! pizza …
Cantab Poetry Slam for June 12, 2019: Team 4×4 Slam with SFoD, Game Over, and pizza pi
A Nationals-style 4×4 team slam featuring reps from Game Over Books, Manchester’s Slam Free or Die, pizza pi press, and the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team! $5 cover to raise funds for the teams and presses.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, April 24, 2019: Team Selection Semi-Finals
Top qualified poets slam two poems each to see who advances to Finals for the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team. Slamming tonight: Dahlia, Yehya, Mugs, Zeke, Lip, Max, Kieran, Myles, George, Arianna, Meaghan, Joshua, and Terah. $5 cover tonight to support the team.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, April 10, 2019: Siaara Freeman and The Last Chance Slam
Cleveland poet Siaara Freeman and a Last Chance Slam for poets looking to get in (or back in) the team series in time for Semi-Finals.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Happy National Poetry Month, Cantabbers! We are beyond pleased to announce our semi-finalists for the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team. After a two-round, four-minute slam, we qualified eleven poets who are ranked as follows:
1. Terah Ehigiator
2. Joshua Elbaum
3. Meaghan Ford
4. Arianna Monet
5. George Abraham
6. …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, March 27, 2019
It’s the last days of National Women’s Month, folks, but this week Justice Ameer gave us plenty to think about and poem upon for the next eleven months of the year. Yes, the month is too short and thirty minutes is not enough time to hear all from Justice that you want, but if you …
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 27, 2019: Justice Ameer
Providence poet and leader Justice Ameer, followed by an open poetry slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 20, 2019: Devin Devine & Clementine von Radics
Powerhouse touring duo Clementine von Radics and Devin Devine, followed by an open poetry slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.
Now Playing: The 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team!
August at the Boston Poetry Slam will feature headlining sets from our very own slam team! The 2019 team is: Terah Ehigiator (Aug 7), Joshua Elbaum (Aug 14), Zeke Russell (Aug 21), and Arianna Monet (Aug 28). Each night will offer an open mic, feature set from a member of the team, and an OPEN SLAM for folks interested in trying out for the 2020 team. Illustration by Jen Epervary! Wow!
Upcoming Shows
- Cantab Feature for Wednesday, August 28, 2019: Arianna Monet and an Open Poetry Slam
Arianna Monet of the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team. The feature will be followed by an open poetry slam with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds. - Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 4, 2019: Sam Rush
Local icon and House favorite Sam Rush.
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