About the Cantab Lounge: What We Do

There is poetry at the Cantab Lounge every Wednesday night, year-round. Our rotating cast of hosts is led by SlamMaster Simone Beaubien. Cover charge is $3.00 (unless otherwise noted on our schedule).

• Open mic for all begins at 8:00 p.m. You may arrive earlier to sign up. Poems may be on any subject, and you may read more than one, but we ask that you keep your time on the mic to three minutes.
• After the open, usually at about 9:30, our featured poet performs for half an hour. Click here to see our schedule of features.
• The slam follows the feature, usually around 10:00. Most slams are open to the first eight who sign up; however, on some nights, we have semi-finals or finals in our slam series. Click here for slam details.

The Third Rail is now 18+, and you must have a photo ID to enter. Feel free to email us at cantab@slamnews.com if you have questions about our policy. You can also check out the website for the venue, www.cantab-lounge.com.

Questions? Email us at cantab@slamnews.com.