Sam(ira) Obeid is an internationally renowned spoken word poet. In 2015, Sam placed 5th at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, her first introduction to the national poetry slam stage. She has performed feature sets at Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Bowery Poetry in NYC and Busboys & Poets in D.C., and represented Tampa with the Speak Tank Poetry Team at Southern Fried Poetry Slam in 2016. Her poems, The Journal and Pigtails, have been featured on Button Poetry. She is dedicated to using her skill to highlight the intersection between art and humanity.
Arts Impact Fund – Performance: To produce performances of “Tell My Puppy I’m Coming Home,” a story of a boi trying to return to her dog.
