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BPS Recap For Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

• In honor of our tribute to Ron Goba (the first doortender of the Boston Poetry Slam), the room was filled with many poets from BPS’ past, with some readers taking the stage again for the first time in decades!

• Tim Gager’s short poem featuring Jess …

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, December 30th, 2025 & January 7th, 2026

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Open Mic Highlights

12/30/25

• Our regular Worcester contingent had Bailey rattling off several sonnets in 3 minutes, and the actual/bonus last time on the mic from Ember before they move out of town!

• “[My father’s anger] is an expensive palette / more silence than I can afford to swallow” …

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

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Open Mic Highlights

• It’s the end of year, which brought a share of open mic regulars leaving (good luck in Denver, Ember!) and returning (welcome back from Ireland, Abbie!) to the stage, as well as surprise visits from Sophie (first time on the mic in 11 years!) and the always …

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BPS Recap For Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

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Note: Tonight’s show (11/19) will start a little later than usual (8:15-8:30), due to the secret music show happening upstairs at the Cantab! While we wait to start, we plan on having a little writing workshop based on lines of poetry gathered by our staff!

Open Mic Highlights

• Bailey’s …

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