I was honoured to perform my spoken word piece Our Art is the Start at the Design Up and Rising showcase during Bangkok Design Week Festival, backed by the incredible Kinetic Poetic live band.
For this exhibition, I produced my own multidisciplinary work - an exploration of how words and visual art can inspire creativity, explore cultural identity, ignite activism and foster human connection. This was also the first time I showcased my illustrated poetry prints, a collection I’ve long been excited to share. Balancing curating the exhibition, leading the TAPs project, and producing this collection was incredibly fulfilling.
Poetry has a unique way of opening our eyes to the beauty and complexity of the world around us; it invites us to slow down, observe and listen intently, and find wonder in everyday moments—especially in nature. Sharing my poetic inspiration with students is always a joy, igniting creativity, curiosity and a deeper connection to the environment we all share.
Creativity thrives in community. When we come together through art and words, we begin to cultivate something radical – spaces where voices are heard, identities are honoured and change feels possible. That spirit of bold creativity and collective belonging was at the heart of the Whitecross Street Festival 2024, and I was honoured to be part of it.
I had the most amazing time performing my words to an incredible audience at KaramelN22 in Collage Arts London, sharing the stage with Kat Francois — the first poet to win a televised poetry slam in the UK and then the World Slam Championships. This was my longest commissioned set yet, featuring poems exploring identity, activism and self-discovery — 25 minutes of non-stop word spinning!
I had an incredible time performing my poetry on the Words Stage at the Whitecross Street Party 2022 in London. I performed a 15-minute set twice during the programme, alongside inspiring storytellers and poets published by BBC Arts, HarperCollins and Penguin Publishing Group, including Sandra Agard, Rob Auton, Paul Lyalls and many more of the community’s most talented artists and performers.
This spoken word performed by Purnima at the Lylu Open Mic in March 2021 at Live Lounge, Bangkok and was in dedication to International Women's Day 2021. The theme for 2021 was #ChooseToChallenge. Choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievement and challenge gender bias and gender inequality to create an inclusive world.
Watch my latest live reading for the ASEAN Youth Forum - a forum dedicated to using poetry and art to empower and inspire today's youth across the region of South-East Asia. This forum call was held in celebration of International Women's Day 2021.
In celebration of the launch of Yuwana Zine #3, Days of Activism on International Human Rights Day in December 2020, I recited my published poem, ‘our art is a weapon against oppression,’ with an exploration of the poem’s meaning through commentary analysis.
Spoken Word Clapback PerformanceOn 27th November 2020, the infamous Lyrical Lunacy Open Mic team were back after nine months of lockdown following the global pandemic. I was honoured to be…
