Class Course The Artist

Spoken Word: Voice, Performance & Poetics

By Leandro Reyes
1 Session
July 10, 2026
5PM to 7PM
2F Comuna bldg, 238 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Ext, Makati City, 1203, Metro Manila

Spoken word transforms poetry into a shared, embodied experience. In this introductory workshop, Leandro Reyes (The Basyang Kid) explores how poems move from page to performance, examining voice, cadence, line breaks, and audience reception through poetics and building on the Filipino spoken word tradition. Open to beginners and experienced writers alike, this class offers a welcoming space for creative expression, community-building, and discovering new ways to perform your work.

This class may be taken for PHP 1500.

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Leandro Reyes

Bearer of a storytelling family’s lasting legacy, Leandro Reyes—the great-grandson of Severino “Lola Basyang” Reyes—brings the craft of tale-telling into the now. Known in the scene as The Basyang Kid, he merges performance poetry, theater, and community-building to shape spoken word into both art and ecosystem. Drawing from his training in theater arts, his poetry is physical, vulnerable, often described as “poetry with a surprise center.” It does not only ask to be heard—it asks to be held.
Leandro Reyes

By the end of this session, you will...

Understand the fundamentals of spoken word and performance poetry

Explore how voice, cadence, and line breaks affect a poem's impact

Learn how poems function differently on the page and in performance

Develop ideas for creating and sharing their spoken word

This class is for…

  • Aspiring poets, performers, and storytellers
  • Writers interested in exploring different themes and perspectives
  • Beginners curious about spoken word and performance poetry
  • Creatives looking to build confidence in self-expression

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Spoken Word: Voice, Performance & Poetics

Spoken word transforms poetry into a shared, embodied experience. In this introductory workshop, Leandro Reyes (The Basyang Kid) explores how poems move from page to performance, examining voice, cadence, line breaks, and audience reception through poetics and building on the Filipino spoken word tradition. Open to beginners and experienced writers alike, this class offers a welcoming space for creative expression, community-building, and discovering new ways to perform your work.

This class may be taken for PHP 1500.

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