What a night! It was a joy to welcome team slam back to the Cantab, just in time for summer: last night, two established slams and two local presses mixed it up for a wildly satisfying show. After four rounds of literary battle, we’re excited to congratulate pizza pi press on their big win! pizza …
Category: Cantab recaps
Recaps from the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge's weekly show.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Last night, poet Jasmine Reid took our stage for a sound-rich, spellbinding feature featuring work from her upcoming chapbook from Honeysuckle Press. This tender and uncompromising poet brought us along an emotional and physical journey linked with lush vowels and abundant slant rhyme, deprioritizing narrative in favor of audible sumptuousness: a glorious and blooming opener …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 29, 2019
What’s better than a five-Wednesday month? How about a one-time Poet Populist and intense font of potential energy taking the stage at 22 Again; this past week, Toni Bee closed out our May poetry sessions with a sweet and sexy and smart set of poems, songs, and welcoming banter. Extra thanks to Toni for her …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Shay Alexi appeared in our venue last night, fresh from Atlanta and hot in the middle of a long-haul tour, reading and performing selections from Diary of a Ghost Girl and opening their heart to a gentle and enthusiastic audience. What a sweet night! And, great news: for folks hoping for more of Shay’s work …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
What’s better than looking at the calendar and seeing you get five poetry Wednesdays in a single month? We’ve got it, and it’s definitely: getting a springtime double-barrel of features from the outgoing National slam team! This past week, 2018 NPS semi-finalist, CUPSI coach, podcast star, and Ploughshares production manager Allison Truj brought a brand-new …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, May 1, 2019
A dream come true! We kicked off the heart of New England springtime this past week with our very own Maeday: Sara Mae, 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team member and Game Over Books author, was our radically smart and tender feature. The FEMS director read and performed old favorites and new, including a generous dose …
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Congratulations! Happy National Poetry Month! What is this life! Last night, we were ultra-pleased to host a release party for Brandon Melendez’s hyper-new and shiny book, Gold That Frames the Mirror, a collection exploring family, home, joy, and just a little bit of tequila. It’s been an honor and a joy to host Brandon as …
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