Tag: Sara Brickman

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Pretty sweet, Cantabbers: if you made it out to catch Sara Brickman’s workshop last night, you got almost ninety minutes of fresh ideas and two new poems to show for it! Sara was kind enough to let us share one of the workshop’s two-part prompts as a Tip from the Bar, but if you’re still …

Continue reading

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 with Sara Brickman: Dreaming Through Nightmare

Split This Rock winner Sara Brickman, pictured here showcasing on the National Poetry Slam Finals Stage. Photo by Marshall Goff.

Sara Brickman, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative poetry writing workshop about Dreaming Through Nightmare.” $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 13, 2018: Sara Brickman

Split This Rock poetry contest winner Sara Brickman. Photo by Sam Smith.

Split This Rock winner Sara Brickman. Third open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 6, 2018

HOLY WOW, CANTABBERS!!11!1!! We are still recovering from a truly awesome slam this past Wednesday, when eight poets took the stage for a four-round slamstravaganza to determine the one and only Boston Poetry Slam rep to the 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam. At the end of the night, only one poet was left standing, and …

Continue reading

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, August 21

What a great Wednesday, Cantab: it was so sweet to have big-stage Sara Brickman fill our small-stage open date this past week; Sara brought us her Nationals-ready performance poems and also some engaging page work as well… And sold out of the three (3) chapbooks she had left. Miss your chance to get one? You …

Continue reading

Cantab Feature for August 21, 2013: Sara Brickman (was: Charley Pope)

Sarah Brickman showcasing on the 2013 National Poetry Slam Finals stage. Photo by Arthur Pollock of the Boston Herald.

Sara Brickman, NPS 2013 Finals showcase poet, visits for a last-minute booking (replacing an absent Charley Pope). Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Returns from National Poetry Slam PLUS: Announcing a Feature from Sarah Brickman

Welcome back from the National Poetry Slam, folks! We are super-proud to have now been the THREE-time host (that’s 1992, 2011, and 2013, for anyone counting) for this awesome event. Special thanks to everyone who came out to the show, and extra-special thanks to everyone who came to support our home team in the preliminary …

Continue reading

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, March 6

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs is in town, and you know what that means… 10,000 writers want to get into the Cantab, that’s what! Our co-founding SlamMaster Patricia Smith was back for a visit last night, and she brought about ten AWP folks along with her who are just as comfortable on the …

Continue reading

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, March 6: Patricia Smith and Special Guests

Patricia Smith. (Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.)

Patricia Smith features along with a huge troupe of AWP all-stars! Doors at 7:15, first open mic/feature set at 8:00 sharp, second set at 9:45. THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT.