Welcome to Omanii Abdullah's website.
Omanii Abdullah is an assistant professor of Speech and English at Morrisville State College and Syracuse University. He started writing poetry as a 5th grader in Syracuse, New York. He started writing seriously in the 1980's while residing and teaching in Saudi Arabia. Upon the urging of his friends, he put together a collection of his poetry that he self-published and called "Yeah, You're Right, I'm Not Your Real Father." The publication was well received.

Omanii's poetry has been described as "Life Experience Poetry." He writes about subject matter that everyone can identify with and can relate to viz., step parenting, death and dying, love, black on black crime, racism, teenagers, and the joys of life. His second book "I Wanna Be the Kinda Father My Mother Was" published by New Readers Press and has received numerous awards.

As a poet he talks about what you've experienced in life. As a poet he touches your soul with his words. You'll laugh… you'll cry. As a performer he incorporates music, slides, dramatics and mood in his performances. As an educator in his workshops he teaches others how to put their feelings and emotions on paper. He helps the participants explore and write about their feelings concerning varied subjects, culminating in a poetry booklet for the participants.