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Open Mic Highlights
• Dedicated regular Cam S’s farewell love letter to the Cantab on the eve of his moving away from Boston. We’ll miss you Cam!
• Erica Garcia’s work poem “To The Person Who Steals The Magic Eraser” and the incredible inner monlogue turn that ended Ilse’s new piece about their mother
• A trio of DADS took the stage in a row on the open mic, including 2nd timer Greg M, who wrote a touching poem for their husband’s 40th anniversary, and the return of Aparna’s father Sanjay!
• Lauren’s “Random thoughts between 5:45 a.m. and 7 a.m.” that gained momentum and snappiness the closer it got to 7 a.m.
• The bitterness in Sue Savoy’s “I wish your name wasn’t on my tongue so often” turned into such beautiful poetry
• Ed’s breakup poem that ended with “love is the thing that knocks,” which promptly yours truly to knock on the microphone right before announcing the next poet
• The return of Briana Crockett to the mic after a bit of a hiatus, and Aparna’s “F word” poem that invoked their father (who was still in the room!)
Feature
The innovative and often-astounding Ilyus Evander was our feature this week, and they gave us a sneak condensed peek of their incredible poetry/theater show that will debuting this fall just outside Providence! We’ve been told not to spoil the surprises of the show beforehand, but the set did include a couple of Ilyus’ showstopping poems from recent tournaments (“Evidence of Absence vs Absence of Evidence,” performed to an empty stage) as well as a pre-taped narrator that transitioned the audience through each poem, and added some interactivity to the feature. Closing with a classic (“The three- headed hydra speaks”), Ilyus lefts us all aching to see the full production of the show! Make sure to check out their previous books, and we’ll post information on how to see the play as soon as we get it.
Coming Up This Wednesday
This Wednesday marks the close of the 2025 team season! Come welcome the BPS team back from NorthBeast and hear what they’ve been working on over the last 5 months. Myles, Ilse, Jennifer, Aparna, Kaitie, and Amy will perform for a FULL HOUR, so the mic will be slightly shorter — get there EARLY if you want to sign up. There will be some merch too for sale! Doors will be $6 instead of the usual $4 for this special event.
See you there!
– MFG 🚪
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