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BPS Recap For Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

• In honor of our tribute to Ron Goba (the first doortender of the Boston Poetry Slam), the room was filled with many poets from BPS’ past, with some readers taking the stage again for the first time in decades!

• Tim Gager’s short poem featuring Jess …

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, March 11th, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

• Shout out to the large group of newcomers who signed up early on the mic this week, including 2nd-timer Shy and Sydney from West Tennessee, and Alyna from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• Some unexpected onomatopoeia, whispering, singing, and other dynamic “Freak shit” (© Myles Taylor) from Julian

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

• It was a great night for newcomers, with the first 6 people on the mic reading for first or second time!

• “It’s a miracle to me to speak into the dawn / ponder away a broken heart” – Christina

• Sahfa’s repeated their poem “I …

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