Adam Mohamed is a poet from Ballymun. He began writing poetry in 2020 during the pandemic by writing and releasing a spoken word poem ‘Untitled’, detailing the complexities of growing up mixed race/religion in a working class area. This piece went viral, and helped launch Adam’s career. Untitled has since been taught on both the Junior and Leaving Certificate curriculums.

Adam has since developed his craft to include music and is currently working on a debut album with funding from the Basic Income for Artists pilot. He has collaborated on works with Heinken, Census, Tullamore Dew, Google, and GOAL Next Gen. He was selected to perform
in Berlin, as part of ‘Zeitgeist Irland’, an initiative headed by the Irish Embassy in Berlin.

Arts aside, Adam is a community worker and facilitator. He has been involved with MABS, Young Ballymun, Axis, and Ballymun Tidy Towns. He has developed and delivered creative writing workshops to schools, youth clubs, charities, and writing centers. Most recently, he organized a project with Senator Lynn Ruane and the Oireachtas which brought young politicians from the EU and Balkans into Mountjoy Prison to have discussions about peace security with the men. The first of its kind.