Spoke & Bird ft. Jack Xi and Sarah Mak

Spoke & Bird returns on THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2026 with an open mic and two incredible headline acts, JACK XI & SARAH MAK, in collaboration with Proud Spaces' October in Mind Nurturing Mental Wellness in our Community.

OPEN MIC THEME: Mental Health & How We Care of Each Other

Email us at spokeandbird@gmail.com for a slot.

9 open mic spots up for grabs!

Every open micer gets 5 minutes.

OPEN MIC-ERS DO NOT NEED TO BUY TICKETS TO JOIN THE SHOW!

Jack Xi (they/he) is a queer Singaporean writer. Poetry and poetry reviews editor at Singapore Unbound's online SUSPECT journal, they've been published in several journals and anthologies. Find out more at jackxisg.wordpress.com!

Sarah Mak (she/her) is a writer and narrative designer with a passion for interactive storytelling. Her semi-interactive fiction story, All the Skin(s) You Left Behind, was recently published in Free to Play, an anthology of video game-related writing. You Can’t Save Her, an interactive fiction game she wrote and designed, was awarded Best Story-Focused Game, Best Use of Short Form, and Best Use of Interactivity at the 2024 Short Games Showcase.
Sarah’s poetry has also been published in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Eunoia Review, and Silver Birch Press, among others. She is a member of zer0sleep, a writing collective supported by Sing Lit Station.
Find her at sarahmakmq.com or @sarahmakmq on Instagram.