Monday, June 23, 2008

PROJECT CONNECT PERFORMANCES

hey.. we're performing at KL Poetry Slam as part of KLue Urbanscapes Arts Festival. Check out the list of events to attend this weekend here.

date : 28th June 2008 (this Saturday!)
venue : KLPac - Pentas 2
time : 8.10pm - 10.10pm

The blurbs as posted on facebook by Daph :

DEATH BY PUDDING!!!!
Ever felt the urge to write an ode to chocolate cake? Or a sonnet about coffins? Perhaps you prefer limericks in which old ladies choke on apple crumble?

Registration for June’s KL Poetry Slam is closed, but you still get to attend and hear others wax lyrical about life’s two certainties (forget taxes!): Death and Dessert.

Among those performing are winner and 1st runner up of the first KL Poetry Slam, George Wielgus and Reza Rosli; and Priya K, who one of the winners of the British Council's WayangKata spoken word contest and performed at the Singapore Literary Festival 2007.

The event will be hosted by Chris Mooney-Singh of WordForward, Singapore; and Elaine Foster, winner of April's Slam.

We are especially happy to announce a performance by The Happy Unicorn Collective, which is part of community arts group Project Connect.

And everyone is most welcome to sign up for the open mic segment. For more information email Daphne at info@dramprojects.com or call her at 016-328 1513.

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Also we're performing at DramProjects for RANDOM ACTS OF POETRY.

date : 2nd July 2008 (Wednesday)
venue : dramprojects, BG-6 happy mansions jln 17/13 PJ
time : 8.30pm


The Dram Projects is happy to announce another fundraising event for Project Connect's community arts initiatives.This time round, it's Random Acts of Poetry, an evening of spoken word with Scream Blue Murmur (left), a group of performance poets from Belfast, Derry, London, Scotland and New York, and local poets Bernice Chauly, The Happy Unicorn Collective, Elaine Foster (winner of April's KL Poetry Slam) and many more.Entry for the event is by donation so do give generously.
Chapbooks and other interesting and useful bits and pieces will be on sale too.

BE THERE!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

khabar istana

permaisuri sedang gering
dayang datang membawa cinta
tapi ditepis dengan nista
istana dikhabarkan baginda murka

permaisuri sedang gering
kejora bergemerlapan di semesta
dari jauh terang purnama
tapi hatinya tetap luka

permaisuri sedang gering
peraduannya kuyup dengan airmata
pawang dukun dipanggil bendahara
tapi penawarnya tiada
penawarnya cuma masa

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

this anger

and when he looks at me his brown eyes tells his soul.. - Destiny's Child

read it with anger

i prompted, pushed and pretended that nothing happened i squeezed your heart but i was the one melted everytime you moved a space i emptied another one next to you because i really wanted to be there listening to the song that song that reminded me of you of you and that day that day when i said hey, boyfriend please stay and you did you did stay and make me fell deeper into this well im tired of running pretending and not believing but there's nothing i can do is there? i wanted to ask you so many questions but i dont wanna know the answers especially if its nothing i would like to hear you gave me chances and moments and laughter and tears you dragged your sorrow when you came to see me you shouted at the sky and threw the heart a milestone away driving your anger too fast for me to see and then smile that smile stop giving me that smile stop staring me with those eyes leave me by the edge up high you are being possesive without you knowing you are annoying you you you you scared me with your smile your irritating way of telling me to stay to listen no im not going to stay this time no i cant and i wont but but but your eyes baby... your eyes killed my sanity.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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