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Poet /// Musician /// Performance-Maker

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The twisted root of my heart
is sprouting fern,

uncoiling; palms opening in surrender.

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The knots are still there underneath,
falling apart, keeping together.

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The dirt in my belly stirs,
fertile and full of worms

though I am not of this earth.​​​

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Twisted Roots, 2017

theatre//
spoken
word

mentoring

workshops

vocalism

“I fully inhabit the cosmic container of my body”: ArunDitha on dress, magic and self-invocation
- Jan 2026- vogue singapore

Jailed at 19 and now an award-winning poet, she asks for more compassion for inmates: ‘We are all human’ - Nov 2025
- channel news asia

‘Rib/cage’ weaves a powerful portrait of a Singaporean poetic lineage transcending time - March 2025
- vogue singapore

Living Ancestor is heavily influenced by my relationship with Mahavidya
goddess Matangi, says Singapore poet-performer ArunDitha - Nov 2024
- connected to india

Singaporean artist ArunDitha Emmanuel is tapping into radical ways of artistic expression - May 2024
- the peak

7 Purposeful Poets from APAC to Watch - Jan 2023
- hive life

5 Singapore Female Poets Whose Works You Should Read - April 2022
- arts equator

6 Local Poets You Need To Know - May 2021
- time out singapore

9 groundbreaking Singaporean writers to read in 2021- Jan 2021
- asia one

Meet music artist, writer, and painter from Singapore, Deborah Emmanuel. - December 2019
- girlsclub asia

"You can't go wrong if you try to give something good":
An interview with Deborah Emmanuel and Kiat - September 2019
- bandwagon

The 'rebel girls' of Singapore poetry: Young, outspoken and pushing boundaries - April 2019
- the straits times

A musical guide to the Tigers in Tampines - March 2019
- hear65

9 Spoken Word Artists In Singapore To Watch In 2019 - January 2019
- popspoken

Eye Candy: We Chat With Singaporean Poet and Multidisciplinary Artist Deborah Emmanuel - December 2018
- city nomads

Deborah Emmanuel speaks on the multi-dimensional powers of the written word - November 2018
- hear65

Interview With Singaporean Performance Poet Deborah Emmanuel - October 2018
- sydney arts guide

How a Singapore writer survived a year of imprisonment - May 2016
- today

From prison to poetry: how one of Singapore's top spoken word artists got started - May 2015
- bk magazine

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