Category: Cantab Wednesday shows
Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.
Emily O’Neill, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative workshop before the show. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).
Author of a falling knife has no handle, local Emily O’Neill.
Touring Portland duo Julia Gaskill & Stephen Meads.
It’s a theme slam! Formal poetry gets in the ring with eight slammers required to bring a Sestina, Sonnet, and Ode to the stage. Slammers and judges are welcome to sign up in advance.
Jeanann Verlee, author of prey.
Jeremy Radin, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a PERFORMANCE workshop before the show. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).
Los Angeles poet, actor, and teacher Jeremy Radin.
FEMS champion and Providence slam co-director Charlotte Abotsi. Champion of Champions poetry slam: Brandon Melendez defends his title.
Literary and performance artist Jayy Dodd. Eighth and final open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.
A celebratory send-off feature for the 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team: Neiel Israel, John Pinkham, Meaghan Ford, Allison Truj, and Sara Mae. $5 cover to help raise funds for the team’s travel and lodging at NPS next week.
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