Press & Features
On the record, in print and on screen.
Media appearances, interviews, festival notes and public performances, for journalists and organizers.
Change for Climate event
Featured coverage.
News & broadcast
- CBC News: Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali named Edmonton poet laureate (2017)
- CBC News: Edmonton poet laureate wants to make local art more accessible (2018)
- CBC News: Edmonton poet Ahmed Ali reaches end of term as poet laureate (2019)
- CBC Video: “No one can define poetry for you” (2019)
- Edmonton Journal: Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali is Edmonton’s newest poet laureate (2017)
- Edmonton Journal video: performance at Stanley Milner Library (filmed December 2013)
- Edmonton Journal video: “Knowmadic” recited by the Poet Laureate (2018)
- Global News: Meet this year’s Top 40 Under 40 (2017)
Magazines & features
- Avenue Magazine / Edify Edmonton: Top 40 Under 40 (2017)
- Quill & Quire: Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali named Edmonton poet laureate (2017)
- SHIFTER Magazine: Outstanding Black Men in Canada (2023)
- Edmonton Sun: 20 Questions with Ahmed Ali, aka Knowmadic
- Edmonton Poetry Festival: headliner profile
- Edmonton Poetry Festival: interview
- Hiiraan Online: Somali-born Canadian poet and activist (2015)
- Edmonton Community Foundation podcast: Episode 128, Knowmadic
Awards and civic record.
Speaking and education.
Keynotes and sessions
- BC Teachers’ Federation AGM keynote, March 2023 (Teacher magazine)
- Chilliwack Teachers’ Association TLC Conference keynote, April 2024
- MacEwan University: Black History Month kick-off performance and close-out keynote (2019)
- Peter Lougheed Leadership College: “Communication: A bridge worth understanding” (2017)
- University of Alberta: CGCER conference (2013)
- Rocky View Schools: Wellness Summit (2024)
Rallies, festivals and tours
- Alberta Teachers’ Association: public-education rally at the legislature, October 2022
- Alberta Teachers’ Association: public-education rally at the legislature, February 2025
- ISPA Congress, Montréal (2017): panel “Identity, Diversity and Creativity”
- Fostering Diverse Communities Conference (2015): closing performance
- Literature Wales / British Council UK tour (2015)
Published work and recordings.
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