With the Cantab all but gone, Boston Poetry Slam rewrites its way to the future
By Natachi Onwuamaegbu Globe Correspondent,Updated March 3, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
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There was no ceremony to mark the final open mic at the Cantab Lounge last spring.
The basement bar was known to sell out on Wednesdays, despite the venueâs many flaws. The stairs were old and narrow and thereâs no elevator. The walls were dark and stained from leaky pipes. The kitchen burned down in 2007, limiting the food options to whatever patrons could carry inside with them. But the drinks were cheap and plentiful, and on cold nights, all that body heat made the room warm â cozy.