Tag: Sam Rush

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 4, 2019: Sam Rush

Sam Rush, poet, musician, and NPS Finalist. Photo by Matthew Francis Radman.

Local icon and House favorite Sam Rush.

Cantab Workshop for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 with Sam Rush

A workshop in our Back to School September series! Sam Rush leads a generative workshop on forms of sonnets. $5-$20 sliding scale, advance sign-up recommended (but not required).

OBERON Slam on Thursday, August 8, 2019: Boston vs. NYC Tender Match

Our biggest show of the year! Boston and NYC face off in an utterly Tender top-notch head-to-head slam. Produced by the Boston Poetry Slam and the Bowery Poetry Club at Oberon in Harvard Square.

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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The Boston Poetry Slam and the House Slam Present: THE GRUDGE MATCH, March 29, 2018

The House Slam takes on the Boston Poetry Slam for the fourth year running. Banner by Emily Carroll, photos courtesy Marshall Goff and Rich Beaubien.

Special THURSDAY show at OBERON in Harvard Square! Poets from the Boston Poetry Slam take on opponents from the House Slam across the river, featuring a cast of all-star poets, special guests, and celebrity judges. Tickets $10-$15, advance purchase recommended.

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, November 29: Hogwarts House Slam

Hogwarts seal courtesy of Wikipedia Commons, based on original design by Eleanor Taylor.

The House points are not the point… Are they? A team slam featuring Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff vs. Slytherin.

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Welcome to autumn in New England, poets! You know the drill: it’s wistful and heartbreaking, chill and heated by turns, and full of flaming bright surprises; oh, hang on, that sounds an awful lot like this past week’s excellent feature by Sam Rush. And, dontcha know it, just like autumn, Sam will be gracefully exiting …

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Cantab Feature for Wednesday, September 27, 2017: Sam Rush

South Florida native and 2016 NPS Finalist Sam Rush.

Visiting 2016 NPS Finalist Sam Rush. Sixth open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Thanks to everyone for a fabulous Wednesday, Cantabbers! We hope you enjoyed our new and improved plumbing as much as we enjoyed the new and established readers of this week’s open mic. It was an extra treat to get to hear a full set of work from longtime regular reader Jackie Perry, local poet and …

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The Boston Poetry Slam and the House Slam Present: THE GRUDGE MATCH, March 30, 2017

OBERON in Harvard Square welcomes the Third Annual Grudge Match on March 30, 2017!

Special THURSDAY show at OBERON in Harvard Square! Poets from the Boston Poetry Slam take on opponents from the House Slam across the river, featuring a cast of all-star poets, special guests, and celebrity judges. Hosted by Emily Eastman and JR Mahung.