“It’s one thing to have poetry events in Cambridge, but there is really no accessible slam on this side of the river in Boston,” says slammaster Janae Johnson. “One of our main goals is to have an accessible venue where poets can express themselves in a safe space free of racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, et cetera.”
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SOCIAL STUDIES WITH ARTIST PAT FALCO
Eschewing art world clichés, he strives to present and create work that is approachable, humorous, and, perhaps above all, honest.