Shuruq 4.5 Writing Showcase: Ameerah Bader

Ameerah Bader is a Palestinian-Tlingit poet and illustrator located in Boise, Idaho. They have been writing poems for ten years and drawing for nine. In 2019 they graduated with BFAs in both illustration and printmaking. Humor, identity, and tiny moments are centered within Ameerah’s work. They appreciate the unseen. They enjoy merging both imagery and language to engage in storytelling. Their favorite color is all of them but just a little desaturated. They enjoy singing in the morning, falling asleep with a book on their lap after lunch, drinking wine in the evening, riding their bicycle into the sunset, and blinking at the stars. Ameerah has been published a handful of times, nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice, and is currently working on a small collection of small poems.