I am a poet, singer and space-opener. I open spaces with my poems, songs and theatre work. I open spaces within creative and ceremonial contexts, formal or otherwise. My work exists and lives in material and non-material dimensions. I am simply one who births it.

 

My performances have featured at events like TEDx Singapore, Wonderfruit and Q Berlin Questions, and have shared stages with poets like Sarah Kay, Luka Lesson and Yomi Sode.

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The poems have been invited to festivals like the Barcelona International Poetry Festival and the Queensland Writers Festival and won poetry slams in Singapore, New Zealand, Germany and Australia. In my time as a maker I've been invited as resident to institutions such as Literarisches Colloquium Berlin and The Watermill Center.

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The writing has been published by The Straits Times, Math Paper Press, Guernica, and Penguin Random House and I've put 3 books out - you can find a couple of them in the writing section.

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Ever since I was a little girl, I had to sing. In terms of music, I've made a number of albums and sound works, most recently with Mantravine and Polymorphism.

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I am also a founding co-organiser at Opens, a para-academic forum which seeks to catalyse open, critical conversations across local cultures and contexts. Co-creating with aligned community drives me. Collaboration is the future of widespread change.

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In recent years, I have been most influenced by shamanism, political and feminist discourse, and esoteric practice as personal revolution.

 

Have a look at my work at Elevated Expression to learn more about how I serve through the unseen, if  it interests you. You can also order personal blessing songs there.