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Thursday, June 30, 2011
It seemed like the passing subways were shaking the Cantab underground even more than usual this Wednesday, as poem after poem hit the open mic in honor (or... something) of the MBTA! It was a great warm-up for the slam itself, and that was full of surprises; twenty poets showed off their love-hate relationships with their own local subway line, bringing the audience to smile or sigh with recognition and double over with laughter more than once.
Results: despite strong showings by Michael Monroe for the Red and July 13 Cantab feature Casey Rocheteau for the Orange, the two lines racked up enough time penalties to effectively take themselves out of the running. The Blue, led by slam producer Steve Subrizi, showed remarkable consistency, but somehow fell to the much-maligned Green, who pulled off two group pieces in a surprise big win! Congratulations to Kemi Alabi, Simone I. John, Maya Phillips, Carlos Williams, and bartender Adam Stone --who remarked "I think our prize is to never have to ride the B line again."
Next week: the super-talented Sarah Sapienza shows us what she's learned from coordinating slam scenes from Burlington, Vermont, to Seattle, Washington, to Worcester, Mass. We'll also have an open speed slam (with 3-, 2-, and 1-minute rounds).
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