Adam Mohamed
Spoken Word Artist
Adam Mohamed is an Irish-Sudanese spoken word artist. He also delivers workshops to young people in second level schools to encourage them to explore their creativity. Adam was described by The Irish Examiner as “one of Ireland’s most promising talents and is a creative force to be reckoned with.” He burst onto the spoken word scene at the end of 2020 with his spoken word piece and video called ‘Untitled’. His work was featured in the Festival of Now film festival and he also performed at St. Patrick’s Festival. Student engagement with Adam’s poetry has been featured in ‘Contemporary Poetry in Action’ with the JCT English team. Adam is currently working on a new album.
In our conversation Adam talks about what inspires him, how he crafts his work and the importance of collaboration with others. He also discusses the value of a creative space in the school day.
We hope you enjoy!
Questions
Pre-listening
Q. Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Why/why not?
Q. What writers/musicians inspire you? What is it that they do that sparks your curiosity?
Q. What do you think of when you hear the term ‘spoken word poetry’?
While listening
Q. Adam talks about crafting a piece of work (in his case, a spoken word poem). What do you think he means by the term ‘crafting’? Can you think of a piece of work that you have completed and document how you crafted it from initial idea to completion?
Q. Adam talks about the importance of feedback when collaborating with others and its value in the creative process. Can you think of a particular example of where you collaborated with others to create something? What was that experience like for you and why?
Q. Adam states that he thinks it is very important to have a creative space in the school day. Would you agree/disagree? Why?
After listening
Q. Has your understanding of working in teams changed? If so why? If not, why not?
Q. Adam Mohamed collaborates with other artists using different mediums to enhance his spoken word poetry. What do you think of this? Can you think of a particular example of where an artist has collaborated with someone else using a different medium to enhance their work? In the specific case you are thinking about, did it add value to the work, in your opinion? Why/why not?
Q. Choose a story/poem/drama extract you have learned about recently in class and consider adding a visual/audio medium to enhance the experience of the audience. Work in a team to execute this task and document the process.