Awale Ahmed's guest appearances

Awale Ahmed

Spoken Word

Refugee Radio

Hani Abdile

Lujayn Hourani

Michael Reynolds

Allen Ginsberg

Michael Green

Marty Smith

David Stavanger

Jennifer Compton

Robbie Coburn

Gillian Triggs

James Conlon

Omar Musa

Michael Gray

Ling Wong

Maxine Beneba Clarke

OwlTail

On today's show, we hear from Awale Ahmed, storyteller, poet and advocate for social justice and refugee rights. Awale shares some of his poetry and stories of his childhood and leaving Somalia during war, arriving in Australia, and reflects on his regular visits with detainees in immigration detention.

Refugee Radio - Awale Ahmed

Awale Ahmed is our guest this week, fresh from his stint as resident poet and storyteller in Queenscliff!Awale shares some brand new poems, and some old favourites, and speaks about his childhood journey from Somalia to Saudi Arabia, and eventually to Australia, where he discovered and fell in love with the vibrant spoken word scene. He talks about casual and systemic racism, his favourite poetry gigs, and his great love of the shared humanity of telling and hearing stories.

Spoken Word - Awale Ahmed