Cantab Recap for Wednesday, October 24, 2018

What if your favorite powerhouse poetic artist released a chapbook for the first time? What if the chapbook were also a lovingly crafted mixtape of the best soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop, and slow jams of the last century? What if you knew enough to show up for Neiel Israel’s full-length feature at the Cantab Lounge… Who are we kidding: of course you did, and maybe you were one of the lucky few to snap up her sold-out chapbook run of The Dead Sing Better Than You. If not, well, keep your eyes peeled for this notorious writer to take one of our upcoming slams by storm…

Oh, you heard we have poetry slams around here? You betcha, and for next week, our totally on-theme celebration of poetic competition will be our first-ever Ghost Story Slam, a two-round show featuring costumes, spirits, witches & ghouls, brave and corporeal host Zeke Russell, and a spine-tingling roster of poets ready to speak on both sides of the veil. Sign-ups are full, but we’re still taking advance requests for judging (that’s the ghoulish part) and your ghostly story and/or costume will be enthusiastically welcomed to the night’s open mic.