WBUR

Celebrating 25 years of the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam and the man who started it all

Sunday nights at the Lizard Lounge are a time when poets can slam, spit and carry a chorus alongside jazz musicians. In February, the community celebrated the Poetry Jam’s 25th anniversary and the man ...
WBUR

Rewind: A poet and a saxophonist walk into a lounge

Team Common is currently working on our transition to a weekly show. We’ll be back this summer with new episodes. In the meantime, here’s one from our archives. Tucked underneath the bustling ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Cambridge-based poet releases collection that confronts toxic masculinity

STAGE? I AM NOT AND NEVER WILL BE, NEVER REALLY WANT TO BE NORMAL, BUT AT LEAST NORMAL. HERE. CANTAB IS POETRY. THE CROWD IS YOUNG, HIP AND ARDENT, OPEN MINDED. IF YOU THINK THAT SOMEBODY IS IN THE ...
The Press Democrat

Lake County poet Brenda Yeager shares the healing power of the written word

The trauma bond of the Valley Fire is evident in this small community, but throughout Lake County, poetry is also a common bond that builds it ...
Tri-City Herald

Richland lounge hosts creative writing workshop sponsored by diversity council

Aub’s Lounge, a banana bread and poetry lounge near Howard Amon Park in Richland, will offering a free creative writing workshop Saturday, Aug. 17 in conjunction with the Tri-Cities Diversity and ...