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SPOKE & BIRD #54: Shawn Hoo, Jollin Tan & Laili Abdeen

  • The Hive Carpenter 36 Carpenter Street Singapore, 059915 Singapore (map)

Spoke & Bird returns to the stage once again in June. Join them for an epic open mic and three incredible feature poets at The Hive. For details on open mic slots, click on the event link provided below.

Shawn Hoo is the author of Of The Florids (Diode Editions, July 2022), a poetry chapbook around history, ecology, and enchantment. A graduate of Yale-NUS College, Shawn is currently writing about and researching into Sinophone film, literary, and multilingual contexts and tweets at @hycshawn. Born in Singapore, he is currently based in Shanghai.

Jollin writes in a variety of forms and styles, and is particularly interested in poetry and nonfiction. She has performed her poetry at multiple events and writes for both page and sound simultaneously. Her first two poetry collections, Bursting Seams and Derivative Faith, are published by Math Paper Press and take on conversations surrounding body image and faith.

Laili is a graduate of English Literature who enjoys basking in the craftsmanship of words.


VENUE: The Hive Carpenter
ADDRESS: 36 Carpenter Street, Singapore 059915
EVENT WEBSITE: Facebook

DATE AND TIME
22 Jun 2022, 7pm-9pm