Each week we present a featured poet accompanied by the Blake Newman Group.


November 2nd, 2025

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets

William James

William James (Bill Stambaugh) has been writing since his college days. A performer at heart  , he was pulled to the stage at an early age and has never looked back . He is an actor, director, teacher, and coach who preaches self-confidence in his guidance to poets and actors who want to elevate to the next level..…MORE

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November 9th, 2025

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets

Rudy Cabrera

Rudy Cabrera, aka Rudacious, is an Actor/Poet/Storyteller from Providence, RI. Rudy started acting at 17 and has done an array of stage productions from various Shakespeare shows to more modern contemporary theater productions, even doing bilingual Spanish-speaking roles….MORE

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November 16th, 2025

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets

Big Brotha Sadi

Born Sadi Lubangala Diazabakana Jr on April 27, 1975 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Big Brotha Sadi is a Congolese American Hip Hop artist who, as an MC, a Rapper, and a Lyricist, categorizes himself as a Hip Hop Poet……MORE

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November 23rd, 2025

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets

Wallace Coar

Wallace Coar is a poet and seasoned performer whose work speaks to love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. A former member of the Lizard Lounge Slam Team, his voice has long carried both tenderness and fire, illuminating love and struggle while reaching toward connection.…MORE

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November 30th, 2025

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets

Tontongi

Eddy Toussaint (aka Tontongi) is a poet, critic, and essayist who writes in Haitian, French, and English. His latest books include the newly released Gaze of Thunder (Trilingual Press, 2025), a collection of his anthropopoetic poems.…MORE

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LIZARD LOUNGE POETRY JAM

The doors open at 7:00 pm every Sunday, and we start with our “Open Mic,” accompanied by the Blake Newman Group. The “Poetry Slam” will start roughly at 8 pm. After the slam, we present our “Featured Poet,” also accompanied by the Blake Newman Group. There’s a $10 cover charge, and the Lizard Lounge is a 21+ venue.


BEST POETRY SERIES

The Improper Bostonian says that the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam is the "Best Poetry Series" in the greater Boston area!

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