Tag: Ashley Davis

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 Recap for Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Wait just a minute: have we seen the last Wednesday of National Poetry Month already? Will we have to wait another eleven months for… Nah, check it, we’ve got Wednesdays fulla poetry every month around here. Last night, obviously, was no kind of exception, with the much-missed and well-traveled Ashley Davis swinging back into town …

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Cantab Feature for Wednesday, April 25, 2018: Ashley Davis

VONA cohort and 2016 National Poetry Slam Finalist Ashley Davis. Photo by Khadija Hudson.

2016 NPS finalist Ashley Davis. Eighth and final open SPEED slam in the 8×8 series: 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds.

Final Update from the 2016 National Poetry Slam

It’s Saturday at the National Poetry Slam, Cantabbers, and the NPS 2016 slam team is taking a much-deserved rest after a blisteringly hot bout semi-finals bout last night; the BPS took fifth to a strong field including Houston VIP, Bull City Slam, Brooklyn Slam, and the Finals-bound House Slam.

The team went into semis …

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The Boston Poetry Slam and the House Slam Present: THE GRUDGE REMATCH, April 17, 2016

The Grudge Match is back! April 17, 2016. Banner by Emily Carroll, photos by Marshall Goff and Rich Beaubien.

Special Sunday show at ONCE in Somerville! Poets from the Boston Poetry Slam take on opponents from the House Slam across the river, featuring a host of all-star poets, special guests, and celebrity judges. Hosted by Emily Eastman and featuring poet Muggs Fogarty, musician Brian McCarthy, and comedian Wes Hazard.