Author for September -- Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang
Writers Project of Ghana and the Goethe Institute proudly present Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang as our guest author at our monthly reading series.
Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang is a multi-award winning poet who has lived and worked for thirty years as a professor of literature in the Department of English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He has lectured in language and literature in universities in Africa, Europe North America and Asia.
He is a Fellow of the Korean Foundation, and has twice been a Fulbright scholar-in-Residence. He has presented his work at various literary venues including Cape Coast, Ghana; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Berlin, Germany; Atlanta, Georgia; Innsbruck, Austria; Seoul City, Korea; Portland, Oregon: Curacao, The Caribean; RISD, Rhode Island; SUNY-Oneonta, among others.
He has recently completed work on two poetry collections: the first is the final instalment in his trilogy Cape Coast Castle; and the second is a commemorative collection predicated on the heroic life and work of Venture Smith.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and interact with Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang.
Date: Wednesday, 28th September, 2016
Time: 7.00 PM - 8.00 PM
Venue: Goethe Institute, 30 Kakramadu Close, East Cantonments, Accra
Admittance is Free.
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