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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Anyidoho, Kofi 'born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams'
Biography
Ghana
Birth date: 1947-07-25
Birth location:
Wheta,
Ghana
Kofi Anyidoho is a Ghanian poet and professor, born in 1947. He went to the University of Ghana in 1973 where he received a BA in English and Linguistics. His books of poetry include Elegy for the Revolution (1978), A Harvest of Our Dreams (1985), Earthchild (1985), and Ancestral Logic and Caribbean Blues (1992).
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Education
- University of Ghana
- Indiana University
- University of Texas, Austin
News Items (1)
- Different aesthetics (1990-05-18) | Editor
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Relevant resources
Poet in Index of Poets
Anyidoho, Kofi 'born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams'Created by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities with funding from the Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
