SPOKE & BIRD presents RIQI HANZRUDYN & SEAN WAI KEUNG

Spoke & Bird returns on TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2025 with an open mic and headlining poets, RIQI HANZRUDYN & SEAN WAI KEUNG (UK).

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

Every open micer gets 5 minutes.

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

10 open mic spots up for grabs!

Tickets: $12

RIQI HANZRUDYN

Riqi Hanzrudyn is a Spoken Word poet, actor, and organiser. A graduate of LASALLE’s Acting programme, Riqi’s award-winning dissertation focused on Spoken Word in Singapore. His creative work analyses personal and current events–offering different, usually comical, perspectives–winning numerous accolades since 2017.

In 2025, Riqi was selected for Outspoken’s Out and Up Showcase where he crafted a 20-minute set performed to a sold-out theatre. In May, he co-founded Yapperty Yap, a monthly open mic.


SEAN WAI KEUNG

Sean Wai Keung is a poet and performance maker based in Glasgow, Scotland. His work often utilises food as a door to topics around identity and migration. His debut poetry collection sikfan glaschu was published by Verve Poetry Press in 2021 and his second collection is still in the works. His spoken word and cookery performance A History of Fortune Cookies received the Autopsy Award in 2024. Sean works as Poetry Reviews editor at Gutter magazine and he has just finished a 4-week writers residency at Varuna, the National Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains, Australia.