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Category: Cantab Wednesday shows
Featured poets and slams at the Wednesday night Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 27, 2019: Krysten Hill
Author of How Her Spirit Got Out Krysten Hill.
Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, February 20, 2019 with Claudia M. Wilson
Claudia M. Wilson, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a REVISION workshop before the show. Bring a poem to work on and cash for the $5-$20 sliding scale cover charge.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 20, 2019: Claudia M. Wilson
Ohio-gone-Boston-gone-Amherst poet Claudia M. Wilson.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 13, 2019: NO ROMANCE Open Mic and the Lovers vs. Leavers Slam
A celebratory February open mic at which NO ROMANCE will be allowed, followed by a head-to-head Grudge-Match-style Lovers vs. Leavers poetry slam.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 6, 2019: Wayne Henry
Dallas-via-L.A. poet Wayne Henry.
Cantab Slam for Wednesday, January 30, 2019: Joy Slam & Chris Leja Spotlight
Our themed slam series continues with a mid-winter Joy Slam hosted by Kieran Collier, plus a spotlight feature from Portland/Brooklyn poet Chris Leja. Judges are invited to sign up in advance.
Cantab Feature for Wednesday, January 23, 2019: José Zepeda
Beloved Sonoron-gone-local and scientific thinker José Zepeda.
Cantab Recap for Wednesday, January 16, 2019
George Abraham! George Abraham! George Abraham! Somebody whose name this blogger just typed three times in a row stuffed the Cantab with loving and talented humans last night in the name of poetry. After a workshop offering an exciting prompt on three breathtaking writing samples (check out one at our weekly prompt here), George presented …
Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, January 16, 2019 with George Abraham
George Abraham, Cantab feature for the evening, leads a generative workshop on memory and personal history before the show. $5-$20 sliding scale. Space is limited and advance sign-up recommended.
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