Hi Cantab! Last Wednesday was a beautiful show. On a day when many people in our community woke up disappointed, shocked, and scared, we all still came together and put on a showcase of our art and voices. Many poems centered on the theme of community, which is now more important than ever. As we …
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Recaps from the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge's weekly show.
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Hello poets and friends, we had a unique show last week at the Central Square Theater! Thank you to everyone who came out to read and support our venue-for-the-night, especially first-timers Christopher, Zack, and Natalia. We got to hear from our longest-tenured open mic readers Sue Savoy and Charlie R, new favorites Erica Garcia and …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
Hi Poets! Before we talk about last week’s show, please note that this week’s show (on 10/30) will take place at THE CENTRAL SQUARE THEATRE at 450 MASS AVE! This is only three blocks away from The Cantab/Central T stop. It will be inside and it is ALL AGES. We will be back at the …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Happy Wednesday! We had a smaller-sized but potent (in terms of quality) Wednesday crowd last week at the Cantab! There was talk of band kid culture (Ben Tolkin), the crossover between gender and the TSA (River) and an explosive written-at-the bar express lane poem that drew from the one and only Beyoncé (Arabella). Cameron did …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
Amy: We had quite the Wednesday last week, with a TON of first timers on the mic showcasing their work. We even broke a small 2024 record for most first timers in a row! Benny Alexander (all the way from Canada) read a beautiful poem about love and acceptance and relying like an outsider. Johnathan …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
Hi Cantab! Last Wednesday was another great night with a lot of highlights to report on! Shout out to our first-timers Flora, Casey, and especially Matt, who read two poems about that same person, but written ten years apart from each other. We had showstopping work from Erica Garcia and Jack Chasse, mournful work from …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
Hey Cantab! We had a lovely fall evening this past Wednesday, with a somewhat serene evening setting up a bombastic speed slam!! Several first timers stunned on the mic, with Victoria reading a touching and vulnerable poem, and Lily K with a fresh new and unique tone! Serendipitously, our host Katya began a tradition of …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
It was another eventful evening this past Wednesday at The Cantab Lounge, and it was proof that you never know who will show up to our show, and what amazing pieces could happen for one night only! Where to start!? Ash gave us an excellent Golden Shovel two poems into the night, which was based …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Hey Cantab! What a week! We had our wonderful team showcase last week as a bittersweet end to the 2024 slam season, but more on that later. It was a more “chill” night than normal this week, but still a full open mic and one first-timer! We had beautiful poems from Sarah, Kai, March, Sam …
Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
Hi Cantab! Last Wednesday was our annual Allston Christmas Slam, and we had plenty of hidden gems on the open mic, and so so many first-timers! We had a string of newcomers in the middle, including Lee, Ariel, and August. We also had a trio of heartfelt poems by Jade, Skylar, and Mar. Our wonderful …
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