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Boston/Cambridge, Poetry Cities

From now until Aug. 13, Beantown and neighboring Cambridge lay claim to being the capitals of the poetry world as the National Poetry Slam begins, back in the area for the first time since 1992. More than 300 poets have arrived for the five-day festival celebrating poetic expression; they’re set to hold forth at various locations, from Harvard to a lounge in Cambridge, from the Berklee School of Music to MIT. All hail the spoken painting.

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Boston.com calendar of events and ticket information

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An overview of the scene from the Boston Herald

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Photo: Iyeoka Okoawo: Boston Herald