Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 23: Beau Williams

Nationally touring New Hampshire performance poet Beau Williams. Photo credit to Hannah Cohen.

Nationally touring New Hampshire performance poet Beau Williams. Photo credit to Hannah Cohen.

Beau Williams is a proud member of the NorthBEAST poetry scene and a three time member of the nationally competing Slam Free or Die slam team (2010, 2011, 2012). He had toured solo and with the poetry collective Uncomfortable Laughter alongside Wil Gibson, Ryan Mclellan, and Kait Rokowski. Now he performs across the country with Wil and Ryan as the group, GUYSLIKEYOU. Beau is a co-creator of the successful Zion Hill Poetry Reading in Newmarket, NH at the Stone Church performance venue.

This show in our weekly Wednesday series takes place at the Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. Doors for the show open at 7:15. The open mic begins at 8:00 and the feature performs at approximately 10:00. An open speed slam in the 8×8 series will follow. The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3.