Omar is an Arab-Australian poet from Western Sydney. His first collection of poetry, These Wild Houses was shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award and the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry.

Omar latest collection is The Lost Arabs. The collection explores family and social life; with Omar delving into what it means to be Arab Australian, to be gay and how these identities are never just personal. It’s deeply personal but also social look at the ways in which identity and community are structured, then legitimised or denied.