Wafaa Mustafa is an Iraqi American poet from Dearborn and a teaching artist working with InsideOut Literary Arts. She is also a mentor with the Arab American National Museum Teen Writing Fellowship.

As an Arab American artist, her voice sits at the intersection of culture and history. It offers reflection in a time when many are searching for deeper understanding.

Wafaa joined The Metro’s Tia Graham to talk about poetry, identity, and what it means to hold space for youth voices in this moment.