Outspoken Competition

Outspoken has organised spoken word competitions in Singapore since 2022. At each event, poets face off over three rounds, presenting their original works to a lively audience. Judges drawn from the audience score each poem after it is read. A highlight is the improvised round, where poets write pieces based on words provided by the audience. Outspoken has taken this format across several venues in Singapore, and has partnered with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore Writers Festival, and National Library Board. It is proudly brought to you by poets Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips and Don Shiau.