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Happy Wednesday, Cantabbers! It was great to be back in the basement of the Cantab Lounge after a couple weeks, and the room was abuzz with slam jitters, newcomer nerves, and open mic endorphins! We had a wonderful open mic featuring first-timer Prince Shapiro, performing a poem in Khosa and English, …
Happy New Year, Cantabbers! We rang in the new year last week with our first-ever New Year’s Day GALA! Thanks to our partners at Trident Booksellers, we were able to put on a fabulous event, where guests could participate in a great book-bundle raffle; make broadsides, mingle, and of course, hear some poetry!!
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Hey Cantab!! What a Wednesday! We had a very smooth night, with regulars doing their regular irregularly fantastic work, such as an incredible blackout poem from Siraj from a job rejection email. We also had a fabulous impassioned memorized debut from Rein Carnation, as well as a string of other debuts …
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Once again, we had an incredible open mic and an even more incredible slam. Though the mic list was rather light given the holiday week, the slam sign-up list filled up almost immediately! Regulars shined on the mic including Ash (God is dead, did you hear?) and Will …
Amy: Hey Cantab! Quick note: we now have an online form if you’d like to send us anonymous (or non-anonymous) feedback about any of our shows.
We had an incredible open mic this week, with bangers throughout the mic, so many that host Brynna was confidently proclaiming her section of the mic being “no skips” …
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 …
Hey Cantab! Hope everyone had a wonderful week. I’m writing this recap from Ireland, making this the first official Recap from Overseas™️. Last Wednesday was a busier Wednesday than most, with a crowded open mic list and bar, making for a crowded basement! As several of our regulars were competing in the slam, it left …
Hi Cantab! What a jam-packed Wednesday we had last week! On the mic, we had hilarity from Danny, who did an ode to a fart, and not to… gas him up, but it was incredible. Kaitie D performed a very moving piece about Gaza that involved multiple participants symbolically lying flat on stage one-by-one. Edie’s …
What a night!! Cantabbers, we experienced a lot of firsts this past week—from first time debuts to our first nonstop memorized 29-minute-long feature. On the mic we had a total of 7 first timers, from Kelly with a fantastic extended metaphor on gender, to Kelly’s friend Jay with a tribute…to Kelly! It was a wholesome …
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Last week was proof you could always count on our wonderful community to bring the energy even in unexpected scenarios! Our mic was packed with talent this Wednesday: 1) Phoebe performed an extended metaphor (a REAL one, John Green, please take note) on standing at the edge of a subway platform 2) Cameron …
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