Name: Owning Your Voice: Performing Spoken Word Poetry
Start: 2025-09-28T10:00:00+08:00
Location: Sing Lit Station

Owning Your Voice: Performing Spoken Word Poetry

Owning Your Voice is part of a workshop series presented by Migrant Writers of Singapore and Sing Lit Station, supported by The Majurity Trust.
This workshop is free and open to all - both migrants and locals - but there are limited slots on a first-come, first-served basis. If you're interested, kindly RSVP to Migrant Writers of Singapore via WhatsApp at +65 8062 9231.
Please note: Our space is on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. Do drop us a message at [email protected] if you have any accessibility issues. We also have a cat, however antihistamines are available in the pantry area for anyone with allergies.
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
How do you proclaim a poem as though you have become it? Your roots must reach into the earth of who you are— your hands must be branches. Your heart must be open— your truth must be spoken. Do not be afraid of your own words— they are you. In these two hours you will learn as much performance poetry technique as ArunDitha can offer, so that you can own your voice just a little bit more. This workshop is ideal for those who practice writing poems but are not yet familiar or comfortable with performing, as well as those who have a basic or early-stage performance practice. You will need to bring a poem you have written and would like to embody.
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
ArunDitha is poet and shapeshifter born in Singapore. She is frontwoman for the band Mantravine and founding co-organiser at Opens, a para-academic forum which works to catalyse alternative discourse. ArunDitha’s work has been published and performed widely— from Penguin Random House (India) to Guernica Mag (U.S.), from the Barcelona International Poetry Festival to Wonderfruit (Thailand).