Abdulsalam A. Sh.

Abdulsalam is a Syrian-Palestinian poet and photographer. His work explores themes of exile, identity, belonging, and, sometimes, love. Before being resettled to Canada, he lived with his family in Malaysia for nine years where his poetic journey started. He performed twice at the annual George Town Literary Festival and won second place in the 2019 Migrant & Refugee Poetry Competition in Kuala Lumpur.