Christina from Arts4Refugees talked with Charlie- a student journalist with us. This placement was organised by Oxford University Career Services. Charlie is a 1st-year history student. The arty refugee he chose is a poet named Emi Mahmoud. She is famous for her slam poetry and she has won many slam poetry championships in America and globally.
Emi focuses on her experience as a refugee. She fled from Sudan when she was very young and eventually ended up in the United States. She is very active in helping refugees around the world. Charlie finds her poetry very compelling and inspiring. One of the similarities that Charlie has with Emi is that he also writes poetry. Charlie is a part of The Oxford Student which is a print paper and he has written for Oxford Blue. He has written articles about employee strikes at Universities.
You can listen to the full conversation here.
Key Points:
Charlie is a history student researching Emi Mahmoud
Emi Mahmoud is a slam poet that is a refugee from Sudan
Emi is working as a UN goodwill ambassador now
Emi won the Individual World Poetry Slam in 2015
Emi was a member of the Yale University Slam Team
If you would like to learn more about Emi- there is a short story by Charlie here.
