Little Native Poetry II

❄️ ❄️WEATHER UPDATE: Little Native Poetry II has been postponed to Saturday 2/7 due to NC snow-riccane II. Reach out to antinoart@antinoart.com for a refund if you can't make the ice-raincheck. ❄️❄️

Word has it the little poetry reading behind the bookcase at Little Native Coffee was a hit. So we're bringing it back.

And this time, you'll get to hear from a lovely and bright feature poet, who's basically word-famous on the internet with work in 60+ literary journals (but is just as overworked and under-appreciated as the rest of us).

• Angelica Whitehorne in conversation with Antino Art
• Open mic(ro) reading 
• Jazz vinyls on a turntable
• Art pop-up by Nali Katana
• Poetry-inspired menu items

You'll be lucky to get in because it’s a 10-seat, reservation-only experience. But if you do, grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and follow the energizing voices into the SpeakTEAsy behind the coffee bar. You’ll discover that a little poetry, in hidden places, makes the world a little more personal.

Doors & Mic Sign-Up at 6pm, Poems at 6.30pm
SIGN UP FOR OPEN MIC HERE (five slots max)

$8 Pre-show | $10 Walk-in (space permitting)
One purchase minimum at the coffee bar.
All proceeds go to supporting our community of artists.
Questions? Antinoart@antinoart.com

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About the featured poet: Angelica Whitehorne is a writer living in Durham, NC with published / forthcoming work in The Round, Meetinghouse Magazine, JMWW, Folio Literary Journal, RHINO, and Poetry South, among others. She is the author of the chapbook, The World Is Ending, Say Something That Will Last (Bottle Cap Press, 2022) and the micro-chap, Digital (R)age (Ghost City Press, 2025). Besides being a devastated poet, Angelica is a clean energy content writer and serves as the Community Engagement Chair for the Third Angle Poets collective. She holds pollinators, legumes, and her eight-pound Yorkiepoo in the highest regard. You can find more of her work on Instagram at a.w.ords and on her website: angelicawhitehorne.com

About the host: Antino Art drinks his coffee close to black, but can sometimes be peer pressured by Angelica into drinking matcha -- even if it tastes like earth. Based in Raleigh with roots in South Florida and the Philippines, he's a Little Native Coffee regular whose award-winning word-magic has been featured on 500+ stages. He writes ad copy to feed his daughter and poetry to feed his spirit, with work in Wildscape Lit, Coffee People, Wake Forest Review, Moss Puppy Mag, and a travel poetry collection called Postcards From NowHERE (Bottlecap Press, 2024). He's the co-founder and co-director of Third Angle Poets, a poetry collective for social change. For more, antinoart.com