Open Mic. ft. Scott Beal! (Workshop Feature)

This Wednesday our featured speaker Scott Beal is also facilitating our monthly workshop! Workshop information located below.

FEATURE INFO: Scott Beal is the author of Stegosaurus Moon (Dzanc Books, 2026) and Wait 'Til You Have Real Problems (Dzanc Books, 2014), as well as the chapbook The Octopus (Gertrude Press, 2016). His poems have appeared in journals such as Rattle, Pleiades, Prairie Schooner, and Michigan Quarterly Review, and have received awards including a Pushcart Prize. He directs the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts at the University of Michigan and teaches in the Sweetland Center for Writing. He co-hosts the Skazat! online poetry series and co-edits the literary journal Public School Poetry. He’s performed at the Cantab Lounge, the Green Mill, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the Individual World Poetry Slam, and elsewhere. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

WORKSHOP INFO: In this workshop we will examine poems by Thomas Lux and Brigit Pegeen Kelly that use humor, radically imaginative imagery, and surprising turns to complicate our understanding of abject creatures (tarantulas, scorpions). Then we will write our own poems in which we use language to explore and reach for difficult empathy for beings that inspire distrust, disgust, and fear. You'll end up with a cool new poem, and perhaps even a more nuanced view of someone or something with whom you've had a difficult relationship. 

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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.

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