This is the poet Dhruv performing his spoken word poem at the Bangkok Poetry Slam on Feb 19, 2023. Subscribe to Lylu’s channel for different voices from across this wide planet of ours! So many perspectives just a click a way, so many MORE on the way!! Subscribe TODAY Lylu is based in Bangkok, Thailand, one of planet Earth’s most visited cities. Since 2014 we have been on a mission to make more poets, proliferate the art of spoken word poetry and document the voices that find themselves in Bangkok. Next time you travel to Thailand and are looking for what to do, join us! Website www.lylu.world ..read more

Enjoy this recording from last week's Bangkok Poetry Slam held on Novemeber 25, 2022. Poets: Shaan John Aaron Hamm Delfin Solomon Jennifer Jules Danny Whelan Sneha Ravindranath Congratulations to Aaron who emerged as the slam winner ..read more

The classic Sufi mystic epic, Conference of the Birds, reinterpreted and retold by Pableroy in a one-man show that incorporates spokenword poetry, live music, and storytelling, recorded before a live audience on December 11, 2020 at Speakerbox in Bangkok. In this episode, the focus is on facing the monsters that life is rife with. Life itself is a monster that eats itself, evoking the symbol of an oroborus. Similarly, we often find that we are our own monsters or that our monsters lie within us ..read more

Enjoy this recording from last week's Bangkok Poetry Slam held on March 26, 2021. It was a dazzling array of styles and talents. In the end the winner of the slam was the poet Ana Tone, who brought forth a pair of poems that demonstrated his range which he executed excellently . Accompanying Ana Tone on stage that night was a roster of poets each of who brought their own style and flair. Find the them all on IG at the following handles: ?Ana Tone @plebeianeats ? Jennifer @jenloughran92 Blue @thisbluecreature Amy @amy_pagetraveller Nicola @picklespoems Matt @melgribson David @growingwithcare De ..read more

Swordfish is a frequent sight within the Awesome Asylum of Lyrical Lunatics. He has won a several poetry slams in Bangkok over the past few years including Lylu’s Wonderslam and the Bangkok Poetry Slam. Swordfish writes his poems in a whimsical and adventurous style that sees the audience accompany a cast of quirky characters that endure trials and tribulations, social mishaps, and whirlwind detours. He plasters his poems with wit and humor, and stretches his listeners’ imaginations like an array of expanding bubbles ..read more

On this episode of the podcast we dig deep into our archives from past open mics. Enjoy this final chunk of poetry and live music recorded at our open mic show on July 6, 2017. The them was Aunt Andre v2. Featuring performances by: Emma Durand Max Rapkin Sandra Jose Miranda Leroy Jenkonius iii ..read more

Highlights from Lylu's Open Mic show on June 16, 2019. Our featured poet was Stephanie Dogfoot, Singapore's National Poetry Slam Champion. The theme was "Coincidences ..read more

On this episode of the podcast, we have a discussion with Hassan Ghiassi, the force behind the small-group discussion movement known as Aristotle's Cafe, which has been developing in a a global network of discussion groups that foster a community of open and honest communication on a number of topics that affect humanity. Hassan shares insights on community building and the wisdom he has gained from leading and facilitating more than 750 discussions all over Earth ..read more

On this episode of LeRoy's Library we travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia to sit down with Managing Partner & Marketing Director of the Baby Elephant Boutique Hotel, Ilana Tulloch, as well as the Baby Elephant's Artist-in-Residence Tamara Venn. This valuable discussion that covers so many important ideas to consider if you are an artist and you dream of flying away and making a new home where you can do your art and live. We talk about how artists should go about getting hired and noticed by businesses likely to commission their work, and talk about life in the ever-growing, soon to be bustling ..read more

Highlights from Lylu's Open Mic show on June 16, 2019. Our featured poet was Stephanie Dogfoot, Singapore's National Poetry Slam Champion. The theme was "Coincidences ..read more