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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

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Highlights From This Past Wednesday’s Show

Donovan’s line about having met “plenty of the keepers of the light” seemed to represent the feeling on tonight’s open mic, which was beautiful and vulnerable. Thank you …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

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Hi Cantab! It was a hot one last Wednesday, and I’m not just talking about the fire poetry we heard. It was the middle of a heat wave, causing some unusual circumstances for our show. Due to The …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

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Open Mic Highlights

This week’s open mic kicked off with a few first timers who brought great energy, including the legendary “If you can feel it… you can speak it” call and response by D. Ruff. The audience was especially attentive, listening to each and every line, such as Carl’s question, …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

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FYI: Our show this Wednesday 5/14 is at Pandemonium Books, located at 4 Pleasant St in Cambridge, one block from the Cantab lounge. This is an all ages show!

It was another unique night at the Cantab this past Wednesday, with a batch of new regulars on the mic, and a …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

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Michael: We did it, we survived team selection finals night! First of all, THANK YOU for showing up, because not only did we sell out as soon as we opened, but so many dedicated people waited upstairs to get in! Finals night may officially be too big for our basement dive …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

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Michael: It was another rowdy Wednesday at the Cantab this past week! On the open mic, TJ Jones read a POV-shifting / stop-starting correspondence poem that was dedicated to (2025 slam finalist) Logan Lopez. Cameron and Jack Chasse surprised with a wholesome (not a bad word!) group piece that highlighted both …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

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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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 …

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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 …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

Amy: Happy Wednesday, Cantab! I hope you’re all having a lovely summer! Last week we had a particularly amazing night with more newcomers and friendly faces than we could count! One of those first-timers was Callie, with a great poem repeating the phrase “The trouble is.…” Other first timers Ami and Dio gave us beautiful …

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