Each week we present a featured poet accompanied by the Blake Newman Group.
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets
2026 MVP Most Valuable Poet Slam Finals
A Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam tradition! Each year, from September through December, our slam poets compete to qualify for the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam 2026 Most Valuable Poet (MVP) title…MORE
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA
Closed for Super Bowl Sunday
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam will be closed for Super Bowl Sunday.
See you next week on Sunday, 2/15, at our BIG 29th-anniversary party!...MORE
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam’s 29th Anniversary Celebration!!
Please join us as we celebrate 29 years of spoken word and music at Lizard Lounge. We will have guest poets, hosts, and musicians.. It’s gonna be a PARTY!!!…MORE
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA, 7 pm; Admission $10; Buy Tickets
Art Collins
A Boston poet who believes that there is extraordinary power in words and considers his poetry to be socially conscious as well as entertaining…MORE
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!