Singapore's longest running poetry night celebrates girlhood
Spoke & Bird returns on TUESDAY 12 MAY with an open mic and two incredible headline acts, LAURA JANE LEE & KIMBERLEY CHIA QIN!
Email us at spokeandbird@gmail.com for a slot.
ONLY SIGN-UPS VIA EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Every open micer gets 3 minutes. 10 open mic spots up for grabs!
OPEN MIC-ERS DO NOT NEED TO BUY TICKETS TO JOIN THE SHOW!
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KIMBERLEY CHIA QIN
Kimberley Chia Qin (she/her) is a poet and performance artist who seeks to nourish and archive. Her work is informed by the body, the trees, mutual action / care and girlhood. She is the author of poetry collection Hot Girls Have Stomach Issues (2026, AFTERIMAGE Press), and she debuted her multidisciplinary spoken word set at Out & Up (2025).Laura
LAURA JANE LEE
Laura Jane Lee is a poet, teacher, voiceover artist and children's author based in Singapore, via Hong Kong and Scotland. She is a Bread Loaf alum and a Brooklyn Poets Fellow, an awardee of the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize, and was shortlisted for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. Her work has been featured in festivals in Rotterdam, Berlin, Brisbane and Singapore, as well as in Cordite, Ambit, and Bellingham Review, among others. Recent works include "flinch & air" (Out-Spoken Press, 2021), and the children's book, "What Makes You Brave?: Orangu and the Tutu Kueh" (Armour Publishing, 2026).
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📍Venue: The Coup Bar on Ann Siang Hill
🏢 Address: 7 Ann Siang Hill, Singapore 069791
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026
🕛 Time: 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm
🎟️ RSVP: Email spokeandbird@gmail.com to reserve your spot.