Jack notes the demise of public readings in Cambridge:

... The Middle East will host no more poetry. Just this week, another Central Square venue, the Green Street Grille shut its doors, with no warning, on Demolicious, the last monthly series in the Boston area that typically featured an open mic as well as a spotlight on accomplished out-of-town readers. ...

But he adds that John Mercuri Dooley, co-curator of Demolicious, hopes to lead an effort to find new venues for readings.