Layl Ash-Shayr Open Mic 8 (2025)

About the Programme

Layl Ash-Shayr, which loosely translates from Arabic to “Poetry Night”, is an open-mic and spoken word event for Muslim writers in Singapore to share their work and engage with fellow creatives.

October rolls around, and though we don’t have fall here in our little equatorial island, you’ll definitely be ~falling~ for our features this month! We’re grateful to have Ameera Aslam, who saw LAS through our fledgeling days, and talented local musician, Ahmadul Amin.

Event Details

In-person Only
Day/Date: Friday, 17 October 2025, 
Time: 8.10-9.35pm (registration opens at 8pm)
Venue: Wardah Books, Reading Loft (Level 2)

Ticketed event, registration is compulsory.
General Ticket: $5
LAS Supporter Ticket: $10
Purchase tickets here: http://tinyurl.com/LASOCT25

About the Open-Mic

We are welcoming Muslim poets of any experience level, whether you’ve attended classes, published poems or have never let your poetry leave your notebook/smart phone, we want you!

Here are some guidelines for you to follow:

1. You will have 5 mins to perform any number of pieces.
2. There is no set theme. Pick any topic for your piece!
3. Please ensure religious sensitivity and tactfulness when addressing sensitive topics, and generally avoid using crude language in your poems. We may request poems to be swapped or partially edited to ensure they are suitable for our audience.
4. Your poems can take any shape and form - be experimental about it! Just let us know in advance should you need tech/equipment support.
5. Non-English poems or poems with snippets of other languages can be performed, but we do request you provide an English translation.
6. ⁠Your poems can be previously published, living rent-free in your head, or written mere minutes prior!

About the Speakers

Ameera Aslam is a writer, poet, activist and writing coach. Desiring Light, her first poetry anthology, won the Daybreak Press Book Awards in 2021 and her second poetry collection, These Ramadan Lights, was launched at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2023. Her third book, and first non-poetry collection, When You Think You Are Falling, was published in 2024 and has appeared on several bestseller lists including Wardah Books (Singapore), MPH (Malaysia), and The Straits Times (Singapore).

Ahmadul Amin is an independent singer-songwriter and musician. His music is sure to sweep you into new experimental soundscapes with dream pop and lo-fi vibes that soothe the soul, and stays rooted in traditional Malay music.