Ep. 4: Writing About The Big Things with Amerah Saleh

I am so excited for you to hear todays episode with the wonderful Amerah Saleh! Amerah is full of warmth and charisma, as I think you'll spot pretty early on! With humour and passion, she talks us through some family stories, her writing process and her most favourite achievements! This was actually the first episode I ever filmed for the podcast so it's been quite special for me to look back and compare my hosting styles. Amerah reads a poem from her book "I am Not From Here" and we even get into some deep chats on family (both of us having stories around adoption) too. I'd like to thank Amerah for being such a natural storyteller as I think this episode flew by with ease!

Find more of her work here: 

Website: amerahsaleh.co.uk 
Instagram: @voiceofthepoets

Amerah is a spoken word artist championing the Birmingham poetry scene, Amerah’s writing and performance has been stunning audiences for quite some time. An artist who mixes passion with fiery intelligence and an uncanny insight into what it is to be human. She works in theatre, performance and poetry, aiming to find new ways to engage communities and share secrets from within her own community. Poetry has taken her around the world sharing stories with people and also gathering them for her own suitcase when she needs them. 

Amerah Saleh has performed around the country at events and festivals and has received commissions from Sampad, Birmingham 2022 (Commonwealth Games), BMAG, mac Birmingham, Channel 4, Eastern Electronic Festival, TedxBrum, Library of Birmingham, REP Theatre and Watford Palace. She has performed around the world, sharing her stories and connecting with people. She has performed and created pieces in Birmingham, London, Oxford, Preston, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Bosnia, New York, Budapest, Austria, Belgium and San Francisco.