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Front RowReview Show: Burlesque the MusicalTom is joined by poet and writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes and dance critic Lyndsey Winship to review the latest big screen to stage musical adaptation Burlesque the Musical, Matthias Glasner's German-language family drama Dying, and Disney Plus series Washington Black based on the hit book by Esi Edugyan.Plus, as the UK government announces an overhaul of water regulation, an installation at the Folkestone Triennial called Ministry of Sewers allows people to air their grievances about the state of the country's waterways. Co-creator Daniel Fernandez Pascual joins Tom to discuss.And what is UNESCO? Following...
2025-07-2442 min
AKADi MagazineS7Ep8| BOOK CLUB: Part 2 - 'Tail of the Blue Bird' - a conversation with Nii Ayikwei ParkesSend us a textPoet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist. This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case. But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to so...
2025-07-1933 min
AKADi MagazineS7Ep7| BOOK CLUB: Part 1 - 'Tail of the Blue Bird' - a conversation with Nii Ayikwei ParkesSend us a textPoet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist. This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case. But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to so...
2025-07-1225 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 250: Why Joyful Matters with Nii Ayikwei ParkesGreetings Glocal Citizens!
We are nearing the end of our Writing As Activism series @ the 2024 Pa Gya! Literary Festival in Accra. This week, Ghanaian writer and editor winning acclaim as a children's author, poet, broadcaster and novelist, Nii Ayikwei Parkes joins the conversation. Winner of multiple international awards including the ACRAG (Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana) award, his novel Tail of the Blue Bird won France's two major prizes for translated fiction – Prix Baudelaire and Prix Laure Bataillon – in 2014. Nii Ayikwei is the founder of flipped eye publishing, a leading small press; serves on the boar...
2024-12-0358 minFront RowReview: The Piano Lesson, Florence 1504, Jonathan Coe's The Proof of My InnocenceNancy Durrant and Nii Ayikwei Parkes join Tom Sutcliffe to review The Piano Lesson, the latest August Wilson play to be adapted for the screen by the family of Denzel Washington. Directed by Malcolm Washington and starring John David Washington, Samuel L Jackson and Danielle Deadwyler, a brother and sister argue over the future of an heirloom piano. We discuss Jonathan Coe's return with new novel The Proof of My Innocence, a satirical murder mystery. Florence in 1504 is the backdrop for the Royal Academy's new exhibition of drawings by Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael, and we...
2024-11-0742 min:format(jpeg)/https://f303.pmo.ee/Et26reV20ViLF2qA81sGnLz6CwmxwMDJTkUwOnBf.png)
JärjejuttNii Ayikwei Parkes „Sinise linnu saladus“Sel nädalal kuuleme Kuku raadio järjejutuminutites katkendeid Nii Ayikwei Parkesi romaanist „Sinise linnu saladus“. Uurija Kayo peab lahendama mõrvajuhtumi Sonokromi kolkakülas. Appi tuleb võtta nii teadus, maagia kui ka mõistulood. Tõlkinud Heili Sepp. Loeb Rando Tammik.
2024-09-2700 minJärjejuttJärjejutt: Nii Ayikwei Parkes, „Sinise linnu saladus“Nii Ayikwei Parkes, „Sinise linnu saladus“. Loomingu Raamatukogult. Tõlkinud Heili Sepp. Loeb Rando Tammik. Sel nädalal kuuleme Kuku raadio järjejutuminutites katkendeid Nii Ayikwei Parkesi romaanist „Sinise linnu saladus“. Uurija Kayo peab lahendama mõrvajuhtumi Sonokromi
kolkakülas. Appi tuleb võtta nii teadus, maagia kui ka mõistulood.
2024-04-1900 min
KulturbarnenAvsnitt 106 - Kulturtrender 2023/2024Happy new year!! Kulturbarnen sätter sig den här veckan ned och blickar tillbaka för att kunna blicka framåt, läser av kulturens vindar och riktningar. Vi säger inget mer nu av risk att spoila framtiden, vi låter er istället bara njuta tillsammans med oss.
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2024-01-031h 13
Podcast Página Cinco#172 – Kalaf Epalanga e as muitas faces da língua ‘pretuguesa’“O futuro da língua portuguesa será brasileiro e africano: trocando por miúdos, o futuro da língua portuguesa será preto”. É o que crava Kalaf Epalanga em “Pretuguês”, texto que fecha “Minha Pátria é a Língua Pretuguesa” (Todavia).
O livro carrega no título uma homenagem à filósofa e antropóloga Lélia Gonzales, que cunhou o termo “pretuguês”, o português marcado pela influência de idiomas de origem africana.
“Minha Pátria é a Língua Pretuguesa” é uma reunião de 55 crônicas antes publicadas por Kalaf nos livros “Estórias de Amor Para Meninos de Cor” e “O Angolano que Comprou Lisboa (Por M...
2023-11-101h 01
Books With Abena27. Remembering Ama Ata AidooWe are celebrating the memory of Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana's first prominent female author, with news articles written by some Ghanaian writers.Articles read were written by:Annis Haffar published in the Daily Graphic Nii Ayikwei Parkes online by The Republic https://republic.com.ng/august-september-2023/the-indelible-life-of-ama-ata-aidoo/Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah published online by The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/05/our-feminist-ancestor-ama-ata-aidoo-author-activist-and-african-heroineVoices heard or Music:Ama Ata Aidoo on Feminism in Africa -BBC HARDtalkht...
2023-09-1816 min
Rippling Pages: Interviews with WritersNii Ayikwei Parkes and Azúcar"We live in a world where we increasingly want to control everything...I hope that in fictional spaces, the effort of trying to keep up becomes so much you eventually say, hey, let's go."
Nii Ayikwei Parkes is here to discuss his second novel, Azúcar, published by Peepal Tree Press.
How do we grow in...
Fictional spaces: understanding when we're not in control
Real spaces: understanding control and conditioning
Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko...
2023-08-1734 min
Ignite An Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History
Author: Christienna Fryar
Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Release date: July 13, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social commentator...
2023-07-134h 17
Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, HistoricalPart of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History Author: Christienna Fryar Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 13, 2023 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social...
2023-07-1305 minGet Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, HistoricalPart of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History
Author: Christienna Fryar
Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Release date: July 13, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social commentator...
2023-07-134h 17
Reimagining Black Relations#71 Resilient Narrative Unveiled - Nii Ayikwei ParkesNii Ayikwei Parkes, an acclaimed Ghanaian-British writer, editor, and a prominent voice among black intellectuals in the UK, delivers a powerful message on the persistent challenges encountered by Black writers. Currently engaged in groundbreaking research on "Philosophical connections between Africa and the African Diaspora in the "New World"" at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Parkes eloquently exposes the stifling impact of cliches that plague Black writers. With poignant clarity, he emphasizes the pervasive stereotypes faced by Black writers, shedding light on the unsettling reality that Blacks have been conditioned to view literature through the lens of "whiteness". He...
2023-06-1739 min
Black History BitesAuthor Interview: Nii Ayikwei ParkesWe have a chat with author Nii Ayikwei Parkes about his upcoming novel Azúcar, the theme of 'home' and being a Black writer in Britain
2023-06-0121 min
My WordsNii Ayikwei ParkesNii Ayikwei Parkes is a Ghanaian-British writer, poet and editor. Born in London, he grew up in Ghana and returned to the UK, where he became a vibrant new voice in British performance poetry. In 2001 he founded flipped eye, an independent publishing house which has played a key role in the development of many black British poets. He is the author of five poetry books, the most recent of which - The Geez (2020) - was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, described as navigating ‘the blurred lines between age and youth, the real and the imaged; what is seen and what is...
2023-05-1020 minFront RowVeronica Ryan - shortlisted for the Turner Prize, reviews of new Stormzy album and film White NoiseVeronica Ryan OBE is shortlisted for the Turner Prize. She talks to Front Row about her Windrush Commission sculptures in Hackney that have won the hearts of both the community and critics, how she uses materials from old fruit trays to volcanic ash, and how her work contains multitudes of meaning.Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writer, commentator and performance poet and Lisa Verrico, music critic for the Sunday Times review White Noise, an extraordinary film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and based on the novel by Don DeLillo, and the much-anticipated album by Stormzy, This is What...
2022-12-0142 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women(De)Centering The DWith society’s traditionally binary views on gender, so much of what it means to be a ‘man’ is tied to the omnipotent power and performance of the penis. So, when Malaka and Nana Darkoa decided to explore the topic of dicks and masculinity, they expected the usual ‘size matters’ arguments to come through.
But, they soon learned that BDE may not actually have much to do with what’s in your pants. This episode gets a surprising take from a range of cis and trans men, as well as a gender non-conforming person, as they share their fears a...
2022-08-0130 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenBest Friends For Frigging LifeMeet Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah: friends since 1994, sex bloggers since 2009, now podcasters, and always #BFFFL.
In this new series, Nana Darkoa and Malaka welcome you into their bedrooms, and the bedrooms of African women where they uncover and discuss all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure.
They kick off and celebrate their friendship, expose how little they used to know about sex, and share their excitement for the conversations to come. In one episode, writer, poet, and producer, Nii Ayikwei Parkes describes sex as “that is how adults play,” which Nana Darkoa loves. “It’s soft a...
2022-07-1830 min
Facteurs humains, le baladoSaison spéciale doctorantes et doctorants: Kossivi Apélété GnineviPour marquer notre épisode final de cette saison spéciale, nous recevons Kossivi Apélété Gninevi, candidat au doctorat en linguistique – traductologie à l’Université Laval. Après des études en littérature d’expression anglaise et quelques années comme chargé de cours à l’Université de Lomé, au Togo, Kossivi a choisi de poursuivre ses études doctorales chez nous afin de devenir responsable des services de traduction et d’interprétation dans une organisation internationale ou dans les grandes entreprises offrant ce service. Le projet de thèse du doctorant porte sur la problématique de la traduction de la littérature postcoloniale...
2022-06-1605 min
Apples and Snakes: The PodcastEP 2 | Publishing Part 2: 'We do it so our community lives forever'As we return to the conversation of Publishing, in this episode, our host Yomi Sode talks with Caleb Femi and Nii Ayikwei Parkes about the the uniqueness of the point in time we are experiencing.
Are poets are the true rock stars of the literary world? Why are there so many strange expectations and rules placed on poets in regards to what they should do, be and look like.
Nii shares his poem ‘To Be in Love’
Apples and Snakes:The Podcast is hosted by Yomi Sode with Sound production by Drew at Lab S...
2021-08-0939 min
Apples and Snakes: The PodcastEP 2 | Publishing Part 2: 'We do it so our community lives forever'As we return to the conversation of Publishing, in this episode, our host Yomi Sode talks with Caleb Femi and Nii Ayikwei Parkes about the the uniqueness of the point in time we are experiencing.
Are poets are the true rock stars of the literary world? Why are there so many strange expectations and rules placed on poets in regards to what they should do, be and look like.
Nii shares his poem ‘To Be in Love’
Apples and Snakes:The Podcast is hosted by Yomi Sode with Sound production by Drew at Lab S...
2021-08-0939 minApples and Snakes: The PodcastEP 1 | Publishing Part 1: 'I'm just tryna be like you bro!'In this episode our host Yomi Sode talks to Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Caleb Femi about Publishing when it comes to Black British Poets.
Nii is celebrating 20 years since he founded Flipped Eye Publishing and Caleb has just been shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize.
They talk about the difficulties that Black people face when it comes to navigating publishing and the things that have been done to start the process of change.
Caleb shares his Poem 'Honeytrap & Likkle Bwoi' from his collection Poor.
Apples and Snakes:The Podcast is hosted...
2021-08-0236 minApples and Snakes: The PodcastEP 1 | Publishing Part 1: 'I'm just tryna be like you bro!'In this episode our host Yomi Sode talks to Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Caleb Femi about Publishing when it comes to Black British Poets.
Nii is celebrating 20 years since he founded Flipped Eye Publishing and Caleb has just been shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize.
They talk about the difficulties that Black people face when it comes to navigating publishing and the things that have been done to start the process of change.
Caleb shares his Poem 'Honeytrap & Likkle Bwoi' from his collection Poor.
Apples and Snakes:The Podcast is hosted...
2021-08-0236 min
They The Them Are WeNii Speaks Like He TalksSpeak Like You Talk2020A TTTAW RecipeConcept by Nástio MosquitoDevelopment by Nástio Mosquito & André “Apache” Pinheiro Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by André “Apache” PinheiroVisual concept & Graphic design by Eva GonçalvesExcerpts by Stay on it – Julius EastmanRecorded at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle (BE) with Nii Ayikwei ParkesCopyright of the excerpts used in this series remain with its authors.
2021-07-2426 min
Read the World ChallengeRead The World - Country 10 – Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes (Ghana)https://readinginecuador.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/read-the-world-tail-of-the-blue-bird-by-nii-ayikwei-parkes/
2021-06-0802 min
Parler comme jamaisEn pratique | Comment traduire sans trahirComment travaillent les traductrices et traducteurs ? Pour l’ouvrage de Nii Ayikwei Parkes, « Tail of the blue bird », Sika Fakambi a fait face à plusieurs défis. Ce récit, proche du roman policier, situé dans un village ghanéen, se caractérise par une grande diversité linguistique et narrative. Dans cet épisode pratique, Laélia Véron décortique, avec Sika Fakambi et la traductologue Claire Placial, ce travail de traduction récompensé par plusieurs prix. Quel est le rapport entre les maisons d’éditions et les traductrices·eurs? Quelles idées Sika Fakambi a-t-elle voulu transmettre avec la tra...
2021-05-0516 min
Parler comme jamaisJeux de traductionLes idées reçues sur la traduction ont la vie dure. Elle ne serait qu’un double dégradé du texte d’origine, il y en aurait forcément une meilleure que les autres... On parle souvent de traduction, lorsqu’elle est au cœur d’une polémique, comme récemment à propos des traductions de la poétesse noire américaine Amanda Gorman. Pourtant, la pratique de la traduction est complexe, elle implique des techniques, mais aussi des échanges et une redécouverte de sa langue à travers une autre. Que peut nous apprendre la Bible sur la traduction...
2021-04-2835 min
New Caribbean VoicesEpisode 7This episode `Past & Present` is a collaboration between Peepal Tree Press and Stanza 2021 - Scotland’s International Poetry Festival. Malika Booker asks two Peepal Tree Press poets to share dead poet ancestors who have influenced them. Nii Ayikwei Parkes speaks passionately about the influences of *Atukwei Okai and Kamau Brathwaite on his own writing. While Monica Winsome Minott weaves an engaging tale of the impact of Kamau Brathwaite on her poetics. Malika Booker also reveals an admiration with the poet Louise Bennett that began during her childhood.The New Caribbean Voices celebrates the best of Caribbean and Black British literature an...
2021-03-1143 min
Pop-Up SubmissionsPop-Up Submissions LIVE with publisher Nii Ayikwei Parkes & Literary Agent Peter CoxHow do you get published? Yes, it’s tough for writers trying to break into the publishing business. But never fear! We’ve got your host, top literary agent Peter Cox, together with his guests from the publishing industry to give you the best writing advice on the internet. And we’d like you to join us live in the chat room to give your opinions, ask questions – and vote!Today’s submissions are: * The Rise of Razzamatazz - Science Fiction by Oliver Baker; * Coal - Historical Fiction/Women's Fiction. by Paul Garvey; * Realm of Darkness: Truth Unveiled - Ya...
2021-02-281h 25
Pop-Up SubmissionsPop-Up Submissions LIVE with publisher Nii Ayikwei Parkes & Literary Agent Peter CoxHow do you get published? Yes, it’s tough for writers trying to break into the publishing business. But never fear! We’ve got your host, top literary agent Peter Cox, together with his guests from the publishing industry to give you the best writing advice on the internet. And we’d like you to join us live in the chat room to give your opinions, ask questions – and vote!
Today’s submissions are:
* The Rise of Razzamatazz - Science Fiction by Oliver Baker;
* Coal - Historical Fiction/Women's Fiction. by Paul Garvey;
* Realm of Da...
2021-02-281h 25
They The Them Are WeNii Speaks Like He TalksSpeak Like You Talk
2020
A TTTAW Recipe
Concept by Nástio Mosquito
Development by Nástio Mosquito & André “Apache” Pinheiro
Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by André “Apache” Pinheiro
Visual concept & Graphic design by Eva Gonçalves
Excerpts by Stay on it – Julius Eastman
Recorded at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle (BE) with Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Copyright of the excerpts used in this series remain with its authors.
2020-12-0126 min
Mort à la poésieMort à la poésie - Épisode 53 : Warsan ShireDans l'épisode précédent, je vous parlais de Nii Ayikwei Parkes, traduit par Sika Fakambi. Cette même traductrice a traduit en 2017 pour les éditions Isabelle Sauvage les poèmes de Warsan Shire, adoubée par Nii Ayikwei Parkes.
Warsan Shire est née en 1988 au Kenya de parents somaliens réfugiés. Elle arrive en Grande-Bretagne lorsqu'elle a un an, et devient vingt ans plus tard l'une des grandes figures de la poésie londonienne. En 2016, elle participe même au projet Lemonade de Beyoncé !
Où j'apprends à ma mère à donner naissance est son premier li...
2020-10-1205 minMort à la poésieMort à la poésie - Épisode 52 : Nii Ayikwei ParkesAujourd'hui direction le Ghana où a grandi Nii Ayikwei Parkes. Né en 1974 en Angleterre, il passe son enfance dans le pays d'origine de ses parents ghanéens. Il retourne au Royaume-Uni pour ses études universitaires et devient rapidement une figure majeure de la poésie contemporaine londonienne.
En 2007 il obtient le Grand Prix National Ghanéen de Poésie. Il a publié plusieurs recueils de poèmes et de nouvelles, et à ce jour un roman, traduit en 2014 chez Zulma sous le titre Notre quelque part.
Les éditions Joca Seria ont fait paraître en ce début d'année...
2020-09-2806 min
The Two Of UsThe Two of Us SHORTS with Nii Ayikwei ParkesWriter and publisher Nii Ayikwei Parkes shares his love for the editing process, growing up in a family where both science and the arts were equally cherished, and explains how he deals with adversity. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
2020-07-2229 min
The Influx Press PodcastOne Take Wonder Series 2: Nii Ayikwei Parkes - 'Organoids'Nii Ayikwei Parkes reads his short story, 'Organoids' in one, uninterrupted go.
2020-06-3014 min
The Two Of UsRoger Robinson and Nii Ayikwei Parkes - The ConversationalOne from the archives from my previous show on Reel Rebels Radio, 'The Conversational'. A brilliant interview with TS Elliot 2020 prize winner Roger Robinson and writer/editor Nii Ayikwei Parkes. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio
2020-01-151h 00
La víspera del infinitoLa víspera del infinito - No quiero ser claro - 09/06/18Carlos Labbé, Magda Szabó, Cynthia Ozick, Leonardo da Jandra, Shobha Rao, Nii Ayikwei Parkes... (...y Javiera Mena, Aradszky Laszló, Billy Joel. Golpes Bajos, Anirudh Ravichander, Rhian Benson)Escuchar audio
2018-06-0953 min
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Literary Festival 2017 | African Revolutions: From the streets to the written word [Audio]Speaker(s): Yasmine El Rashidi, Samar Samir Mezghanni, Nii Ayikwei Parkes | The Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of demonstrations, protests, riots and civil wars that began on 17 December 2010 and dominated the news for most of 2011. In the five years since the people of Tunisia and other countries took to the streets to protest against their governments, a number of writers have shifted away from realism and turned to science fiction to describe the grim political realities faced by the region’s citizens. Although dystopian themes are not entirely new in Arabic fiction, these have become much more prominent in re...
2017-02-251h 31
Salle 101L’émission du jeudi 10 avril 2014[…] Habituée des émissions à couper le souffle, la Salle 101 récidive avec talent, se moque des morts et te parle de plusieurs choses folles devant un public de feu : L’intégrale Imaro, de Charles Saunders. Notre quelque part, de Nii Ayikwei Parkes. L’éclair silencieux du Catatumbo, de Daniel Fohr. Vergacion de vergada en la vergadad.
« Dehors, on rencontre des gens », explique Patrick B.
2014-04-1400 min