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August 2017

Poetry Heat Wave! The 2017 Boston Poetry Marathon

August 18, 2017 | 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
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One event on August 19, 2017 at 12:00pm

One event on August 20, 2017 at 12:00pm

Outpost 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire St, Inman Square
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States
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The Boston Heat Wave Poetry Marathon is an annual weekend long poetry marathon-- lasting from August 18 through August 20-- at Outpost 186 in Inman Square.  Starting on Friday, poets are scheduled to read from 7pm through 10:30pm, Saturday from 12pm to 5:30pm and again from 7pm to 10:30pm, then finally Sunday from 12pm to 5:30pm. Each poet reads for 8 minutes. This event is free and open to the public. Friday night's line-up: 7:00 William Walsh 7:08 Jon Woodward 7:16…

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