Category: Cantab Wednesday shows

Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 9, 2019: Shira Erlichman

Shira Erlichman, author of Odes to Lithium. Photo by Hieu Minh Nguyen.

Odes to Lithium author Shira Erlichman.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, October 2, 2019: Tim Pettus (Tim H.)

Local poet and listener Tim Pettus (Tim H.). Photo by Tori Dowd.

Local favorite poet and listener Tim Pettus (a.k.a. Tim H.).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 25, 2019: Marty McConnell

Def Poet, NUPIC champ, and underbelly editor Marty McConnell. Photo by Andie Meadows.

NUPIC champ and widely published Chicago poet Marty McConnell.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, September 25, 2019 with Marty McConnell

Chicago poetry powerhouse Marty McConnell.

Our final workshop in the September Back to School series! Marty McConnell offers Ode to the Odd, a workshop on writing and proclaiming strangeness. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 18, 2019: John Pinkham

John Pinkham, bartender and 2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team member.

2018 Boston Poetry Slam Team member and bartender John Pinkham.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, September 18, 2019 with John Pinkham

John Pinkham, bartender and social worker. Photo by Clifford Bowe.

Back to school, Cantab style! John Pinkham leads a generative workshop on humor in content and delivery. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Poetry Slam for September 11, 2019: Team 4×4 Slam

A Nationals-style team slam featuring reps from four teams including Northampton, Lowell, and the 2019 Boston Poetry Slam Team! $5 cover to raise funds for the traveling teams.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, September 11, 2019 with Ashley Davis

Philly-based poet and workshop leader Ashley Davis. Photo by Alex @setdreadstostun.

Get Back to School with a performance workshop with 2016 National Poetry Slam Finalist and top-two NUPIC finisher Ashley Davis. $5 admission, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 4, 2019: Sam Rush

Sam Rush, poet, musician, and NPS Finalist. Photo by Matthew Francis Radman.

Local icon and House favorite Sam Rush.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 with Sam Rush

A workshop in our Back to School September series! Sam Rush leads a generative workshop on forms of sonnets. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).