Upcoming Shows
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Travis Kyng and Antino Art don't celebrate anniversaries. But for poetry, they'll make an exception.
Join us on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Wake Forest Coffee for the first-year anniversary of the Lover and the Sword — the poetry night series where lovers and fighters heal each other through words.
Doors at 6pm, Show at 6.30pm One purchase minimum at the coffee bar. All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists. #LoveCutsDeep |
Past Shows
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Homecoming is a community-led poetry jam that brings the voices of artists, organizers, and advocates under one roof.
Join us on Saturday, August 23 at Boxyard RTP for:
Ages 16+. All proceeds support our community of artists and changemakers. Powered by Poets’ Playground. Get tickets here. |
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The Lover and the Sword III
Lovers and fighters cool off by sharing poems that hit like a summer breeze. Join us on Sat. June 7 at 6:30PM at the RUMAH for a refreshing night of spoken word, vacay vibes, all love, and no shade. $12 Pre-show | $15 Door | Free for open mic performers All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists. #LoveCutsDeep |
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Poets meet in a boxcar to break bread, forge bonds, and share words that will leave your spirit full.
Join us on Saturday, March 29 at Boxyard RTP for a night of:
Doors at 6PM. Show at 6:30PM. Ages 16+. Free and open to the public. RSVP here to attend. |
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Travis Kyng and Antino Art know that writing poems on Valentine's Day is a risk. But they’ll take it.
On February 14 at the RUMAH, they’ll lead a romance poetry revolution for broken hearts, bitter hearts, infatuated hearts, and hearts that long to be held. The Lover and the Sword: Round II is a spoken word experience for hopeful romantics. $10 Pre-show | $15 Door Free for open mic performers. All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists. Pre-order tickets HERE. |
Travis Kyng writes poems about love for ghosts who rarely write back. Antino Art writes poems about Samurai who made peace with traveling solo. On October 5, their work will converge at the Rumah to heal the wounds of lovers and fighters alike.
The Lover and the Sword is a new spoken word experience that will pierce your heart and strengthen your spirit.
$10 Pre-show | $15 Door | $15 VIP | $25 Merch bundle
Free for all open mic performers. Seats limited.
All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists.
#LoveCutsDeep
Reserve your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lover-and-the-sword
The Lover and the Sword is a new spoken word experience that will pierce your heart and strengthen your spirit.
$10 Pre-show | $15 Door | $15 VIP | $25 Merch bundle
Free for all open mic performers. Seats limited.
All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists.
#LoveCutsDeep
Reserve your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lover-and-the-sword
Antino Art returns to his true form as a magician with words.
Grab a free wine and get your mind shaken before the main poetry showcase in this People First pre-show exclusive you didn't know you needed.
People-First Poetry is a monthly showcase of talented local artists funded and hosted by the Contemporary Art Museum of Downtown Raleigh. Our goal is to create an intimate and powerful environment where the focus is on the artists and creating an open dialogue with their audience.
Feature performances by Humble Rodent, Wild Perfection, & Nick Courmon.
Friday, August 25 at CAM Raleigh | 630pm
$9 Cover | All proceeds support the artists
Get Tickets Here: https://peoplefirsttourism.com/experience/people-first-poetry-local-artist-showcase-at-cam-raleigh-8-25-23/
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In collaboration with CAM Raleigh:
Back and bigger for our second show, People-First Poetry is a monthly showcase of talented local artists. Our goal is to create an intimate and powerful environment where the focus is on the artists and creating an open dialogue with their audience.
Laugh, cry, and yell as 3 performances bring you into a world of heartfelt words, beautiful refrains, cutting rhymes and ultimately change your expectations around what poetry can be.
Friday, June 30 at CAM Raleigh | 630pm
$7 Cover | All proceeds support the artists
Get Tickets Here: https://peoplefirsttourism.com/experience/people-first-poetry-local-artist-showcase-at-cam-raleigh-6-30-23/
Back and bigger for our second show, People-First Poetry is a monthly showcase of talented local artists. Our goal is to create an intimate and powerful environment where the focus is on the artists and creating an open dialogue with their audience.
Laugh, cry, and yell as 3 performances bring you into a world of heartfelt words, beautiful refrains, cutting rhymes and ultimately change your expectations around what poetry can be.
Friday, June 30 at CAM Raleigh | 630pm
$7 Cover | All proceeds support the artists
Get Tickets Here: https://peoplefirsttourism.com/experience/people-first-poetry-local-artist-showcase-at-cam-raleigh-6-30-23/
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Poets gather at a coffeehouse and perform work written in COVID era isolation as sustenance for the human spirit.
Preorder tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-quarantined-poets-supper-club-a-show-of-spoken-word-sustenance-tickets-151217980049
Featuring performances by:
- Watson - Author of Haunted Houses, Broken Homes
- Travis Kyng - Author of 20 for 20
- Jake CGraves - Writer & Producer of Coloring the Canvas
- DS Will - Creator of Ink Don't Fail Me & Founder of the Press Play Poetz
- Sacred Hiku - Creator & Host of the Pen and the Stone
Music by South Florida multi-arts creative Mark Espinosa
Hosted by Antino Art.
All proceeds go to support the artists
