Open Mic ft. Quintin Collins!
When:
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 8:00p -
10:30p
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 8:00p -
10:30p
Where:
The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$4
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Drinks, LGBTQ+
This Wednesday 10/01 is our first Wednesday of the month workshop, followed by the titular open mic and a feature by Quintin Collins!
WORKSHOP INFO: Learn how reading the tarot and writing poetry intersect at the art of storytelling. In this workshop, participants will read examples of poems inspired by the tarot, learn about archetypes within the tarot, and practice doing tarot readings for inspiration. Poets will have time to write their own tarot-inspired poems and to share with the workshop group.
FEATURE INFO: Quintin Collins (he/him) is a writer, associate director of the Solstice Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program, and a poetry editor for Salamander. His work appears in many print and online publications, such as Sidereal Magazine, Superstition Review, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Solstice Literary Magazine, and others. Winner of a Pushcart Prize and the 2019 Atlantis Award from the Poet's Billow, Quintin's publishing accolades include multiple Best of the Net Nominations, and he was a finalist for the 2020 Redivider Beacon Street Prize.
Quintin's first full-length collection of poems, The Dandelion Speaks of Survival, which was a finalist for the 2020 Alice James Award and the 2021 Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize, is available from Cherry Castle Publishing. His second collection of poems, Claim Tickets for Stolen People, selected by Marcus Jackson as winner of The Journal's 2020 Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize and Honor Book for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s 2023 Best Poetry Literary Award, is available from Ohio State University Press/Mad Creek Books.
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The feature might be live streamed on our instagram @bostonpoetryslam
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Accessibility information: The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them available for anyone who wants one, but they are not required, per venue management.
There are two single-stall, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require stepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show; in general, the room is dimly lit/dark throughout, but can often get loud from conversations occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will get back to you ASAP. om conversations occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will get back to you ASAP.
