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ARUNDITHA

(born Deborah Arunditha Emmanuel, 1988)
Poet /// ShapeShifter /// Gap-Bridger
Poetry speaks, an unfolding fractal universe.
Through each syllable, magnetism births form,
or form recognises itself as that which must transform.
Jailed at 19 and now an award-winning poet, she asks for more compassion for inmates: ‘We are all human’ - Nov 2025
- channel news asia
‘Rib/cage’ weaves a powerful portrait of a Singaporean poetic lineage transcending time - March 2025
- vogue singapore
Living Ancestor is heavily influenced by my relationship with Mahavidya
goddess Matangi, says Singapore poet-performer ArunDitha - Nov 2024
- connected to india
Singaporean artist ArunDitha Emmanuel is tapping into radical ways of artistic expression - May 2024
- the peak
7 Purposeful Poets from APAC to Watch - Jan 2023
- hive life
5 Singapore Female Poets Whose Works You Should Read - April 2022
- arts equator
6 Local Poets You Need To Know - May 2021
- time out singapore
9 groundbreaking Singaporean writers to read in 2021- Jan 2021
- asia one
Meet music artist, writer, and painter from Singapore, Deborah Emmanuel. - December 2019
- girlsclub asia
"You can't go wrong if you try to give something good":
An interview with Deborah Emmanuel and Kiat - September 2019
- bandwagon
The 'rebel girls' of Singapore poetry: Young, outspoken and pushing boundaries - April 2019
- the straits times
A musical guide to the Tigers in Tampines - March 2019
- hear65
9 Spoken Word Artists In Singapore To Watch In 2019 - January 2019
- popspoken
Eye Candy: We Chat With Singaporean Poet and Multidisciplinary Artist Deborah Emmanuel - December 2018
- city nomads
Deborah Emmanuel speaks on the multi-dimensional powers of the written word - November 2018
- hear65
How a Singapore writer survived a year of imprisonment - May 2016
- today
From prison to poetry: how one of Singapore's top spoken word artists got started - May 2015
- bk magazine
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