Amina Abdulle is a poet and a teacher who’s passionate about art and expression. Born in Somalia, Amina has been living in Canada since she was 7 and is proud to call Windsor her home.
Amina has been working as a teacher for the last 10 years. She has taught English at the high school level and is now the Department Head of ESL at Kennedy Collegiate. She is also the co-founder of an equity based advocacy group as well as a member of various organizations within the city that focus on equity and justice. Amina sits on the board of two organizations and works to use her time and voice to support her community in whichever ways she can.
Amina began writing at a very young age and quickly fell in love with poetry and all forms of artistic expression. A graduate of the University of Windsor’s Creative Writing program, she began to focus on writing works of poetry that touch on several issues including her cultural background and issues of identify. Amina deeply believes in the power of the arts to heal, to bring joy and to allow people to be their most full and complete self.
