Hear Bangkok poets backed by live improvised soundscapes at Smalls' unrehearsed spoken word night

An evening of spoken word and live sound takes shape as a shared experiment rather than a polished recital. Some of Bangkok’s sharpest poets step forward to tell their stories, personal, political, quietly devastating. As each voice settles, the Kinetic Poetic Kollective Band responds in real time, building an unrehearsed soundtrack that follows every turn of phrase. The music shifts freely from cinematic swells to hip hop, funk, jazz and moments that feel almost ambient, guided entirely by instinct. Nothing is planned, nothing repeated. Each collaboration exists for one night only, then disappears. That unpredictability is the point. You listen closer, breathe slower and feel the room lean in together. It leaves you thoughtful rather than dazzled, moved without being told how to feel. An experience that rewards attention and lingers well after the final word fades.

January 4. Free. Smalls, 9pm onwards