Tag: Bobby Crawford

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Melissa Newman-Evans, top scorer for the night, laying down "The Shame Machine." Photo by Marshall Goff.

Well, we don’t call it slam for nothing; last night’s event was boisterous, rollicking, edge-of-your-seat kind of fun, all tied together with that silly scoring system we informally use to reduce art to cold, hard numbers. That’s right, the World Qualifier Semi-Finals rocked the house from beginning to end, with competing poets rolling out their …

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Feature for January 18, 2012: World Qualifier Semi-Finals

Boston Poetry Slam

Qualified poets slam off in the annual grand speed slam: two rounds of 2- and 1-minute poems to see who will advance to World Qualifier Finals. $5 cover.

Cantab Recap: Sunday, October 10, 2011

Last week, we were treated to the stylings of the irrepressible California native Amber Tamblyn, who brought us her newest book, Bang Ditto, to enjoy. The first slam of this season’s 8×8 series was jam-packed, and won by Emerson favorite Bobby Crawford.

This Wednesday: get ready to cut loose with the Beer Slam. A dozen-plus pre-selected …

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