Boonaa Mohammed (born April 14, 1987) is a Canadian spoken-word poet and writer of Oromo descent.
[1][2] His parents came to Canada as political refugees seeking asylum in the country after their involvement with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in Ethiopia.
He grew up in the down-town Toronto area and was heavily involved in the street life while attending Oakwood Collegiate Institute.
In 2007, Mohammed won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Poetry Face-Off "Best New Artist" award.
[3] He has appeared on TedX Toronto and has had a short story published in a Penguin Canada anthology called "Piece by Piece" Besides poetry and theatre, Mohammed is the founder of Safina Media, an Islamic media production company and has continued the art of story-telling through various platforms of media.