We explore themes of fire, choke, smoke and the darker shades of emotion in these crazy hazy times through poetry and song. KL-ites read from their favourite poets while Daphne Lee's story of the Endless Night casts a chill - all this to Maya's alternative R&B playlist. 

Part 1

Poems:

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost, read by Ashraf Zain

Fire by Dorothea McKellar, read by Martina Chow

I Have in Me Like a Haze by Fernando Pessoa, read by Kent Tan

Tracks: 

This Time (Serious Symptoms, Simple Solutions) - Jarryd James

Seen and Never Heard - Etta Bond x Chris Loco

Sharpness - Jamie Woon

Part 2

Short Story:

Endless Night by Daphne Lee, read by Maya Tan

Tracks:

So Good - Johnny Stimson

Part 3

Poems:

Smoke, excerpts from the poem by Philip Levine, read by Melissa Karim

The Fires, excerpts from the poem by Rudyard Kipling, read by Lim Jack Kin

The Words Come, They Choke Me by Leila Chatti, read by Wan Irdina

Tracks:

In The Midst Of It All - Tom Misch feat. Sam Wills

Testarossa Music - ZHU x Gallant

Love Again - Ta-Ku feat. JMSN & Sango