The Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge has been represented in competition at every National Poetry Slam since 1991. For more information on the selection process for the venue team, see the page on Team Selection Slams.
Full histories of the venue’s illustrious teams are still in progress, but a snapshot history is available here. The following poets have previously represented the venue at NPS:
2012 (Charlotte, N.C.): “Team God, But Not in a Happy Way”
Kemi Alabi, Antonia Lassar, Omoziele Okoawo, McKendy Fils-Aimé, Melissa Newman-Evans
2011 (Boston/Cambridge, Mass.): “Team Feelings”
McKendy Fils-Aimé, Rachel McKibbens, April Ranger, Carrie Rudzinski, Maya Phillips
2010 (St. Paul, Minn.):
Simone Beaubien, Carrie Rudzinski, Omoizele Okoawo, April Ranger, Adam Stone
semi-finalists; top 20 of 72 teams
2009 (West Palm Beach, Fla.): “The Dude Train”
Maxwell Kessler, Sean Patrick Mulroy (Conlon), Omoizele Okoawo, Carlos Williams, Brian S. Ellis
2008 (Madison, Wis.):
Jamele “Harlym125″ Adams, Simone Beaubien, Omoizele Okoawo, April Ranger, Brian S. Ellis
finalists; 4th place out of 72 teams
2007 (Austin, Tx.):
Simone Beaubien, Shira Erlichman, Brian S. Ellis, James Caroline
semi-finalists; top 20 out of 75 teams
2006 (Austin, Tx.): “The Nappy Owls”
Adam Stone, Jamele “Harlym125″ Adams, Simone Beaubien, Dawn Gabriel, Brian S. Ellis
2005 (Albuquerque, N.M.):
Simone Beaubien, Eric Darby, Ryk McIntyre, Caroline Harvey, Dawn Gabriel
2004 (St. Louis, Mo.): “Cantab Team Ain’t Nuthin’ to %#($ Wif”
Eric Darby, Simone Beaubien, Samantha Jane Scolamiero, Ansel Appleton
2003 (Chicago, Ill.):
Indigo Moor, Nina Simon, Adam Stone, Star St. Germain
2002 (Minneapolis, Minn.):
Michael Brown, Marlon Carey, Alex Charalambides, Rachel Hyman
2001 (Seattle, Wash.):
Simone Beaubien, Craig Nelson, Tommy Mendez, Rachel Hyman
2000 (Providence, R.I.):
Iyeoka Okoawo, Omoizele Okoawo, Adam Stone, Kwesi Davis, (alt: Corrina Bain)
1999 (Chicago, Ill.):
Bryonn Bain, Sam Libby, Brian Comiskey, Michael Mack
1998 (Austin, Tx.):
Brian Comiskey, Jeff Paris, Gary Hicks, Michael McIntosh
Brian Comiskey finishes 3rd individually
1997 (Middletown, Conn.):
Brian Comiskey, Al Howe, Lisa King, Eve Stern
1996 (Portland, Oreg.):
Brian Comiskey, Lisa King, Jack McCarthy, Patricia Smith
1995 (Ann Arbor, Mich.):
Pat Berry, Michael Brown, Tom Slavin, Patricia Smith
finalists, 3rd place overall; Patricia Smith wins the Individual Championship
1994 (Asheville, N.C.):
Pat Berry, Brian Comiskey, Lelenja Giddens, Tom Slavin
finalists, 2nd place overall
1993 (San Francisco, Calif.): two Cantab teams this year
Boston team: Michael Brown, Craig Hickman, Lisa King, Patricia Smith
Team Champions out of 23 teams; Patricia Smith wins the Individual Championship; Craig Hickman places 3rd individually
Cambridge team: Richard Cambridge, Thomas Grimes, Randy Markey, Laura Schmidt
finalists, 3rd place out of 23 teams
1992 (Boston, Mass.):
Richard Cambridge, Ray McNiece, Danny Solis, Benson Wheeler
Team Champions out of 17 teams; Patricia Smith wins the Individual Championship representing Boston
1991 (Chicago, Ill.):
Ryk McIntyre, Tim Mason, Ray McNiece, Kerry Zagarella (alternates: Kate Rushin, Sakia Yasmine)
finalists, 4th place overall; Patricia Smith wins the Individual Championship; Michael Brown places 3rd individually
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