Ghana Mourns Loss of Celebrated Poet

Renowned poet, Kofi Awoonor, was among the scores of people killed by Al Qaeda-aligned terrorists who attacked a busy shopping mall in Nairobi.
  • Ghana:   Tribute to Kofi Awoonor

    Ghana Govt., 30 September 2013

    Poetic Tribute In Poetic Memory Of The Academic Poet Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Kofi Awoonor - a Macabre Finale

    Premium Times, 30 September 2013

    On the night of Saturday, September 21, 2013, I found myself talking admiringly about Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor, the Ghanaian poet, novelist, literary scholar, diplomat and teacher… Read more »

  • Ghana:   Kofi Awoonor - Death Becomes Him

    This Day, 29 September 2013

    Slain during the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Kofi Awoonor - one of the leading lights of African literature and Ghanaian-born poet -is sorely missed by… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Kofi Awoonor - The Poet Who Dared Death

    This Day, 28 September 2013

    You didn't need to meet Professor Kofi Awoonor to know him. A poet, novelist, ambassador, university teacher, government official, he was all over the place. In Kenya, where he was… Read more »

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