A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

"Ghana military grant pardon to jailed poet", The Times, 28 Oct 1976, p. 9 The Times Digital Archive, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151617372/GDCS?u=linc74325&sid=GDCS&xid=b75759d0. Accessed 17 Dec 2019

[Full Text] Ghana's ruling Supreme Military Council has granted a pardon to Dr. Kofi Awoonor, the Ghanaian poet and university lecturer, who was sent to prison for a year last Wednesday, the Ghana News Agency reported. He had been convicted of aiding the escape of Brigadier Alphonse Kattah, who is alleged to have instigated an abortive coup last year. Dr. Awoonor who was arrested last December, denied the charge. An official statement said that Dr. Awoonor was expected to return to the Cape Coast university in the next two weeks.