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The Hive Poetry CollectiveS6:E37: Chris Abani and Kwame Dawes Hosted by Dion O'ReillyChris Abani and Kwame Dawes chat with Dion O'Reilly about KUMI: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
THE LIMITED-EDITION BOX SET is a project started in 2014 to ensure the publication of up to a dozen chapbooks every year by African poets through Akashic Books. The series seeks to identify the best poetry written by African poets working today, and it is especially interested in featuring poets who have not yet published their first full-length book of poetry.
The nine poets included in this box set are: Nurain Oládèjì, Sarpong Osei Asamoah, Claudia Owus...2024-12-0558 min
canonPodcastEpisode Eight: Tawiah MensahIn our 8th instalment, the very wonderful Tawiah Mensah shares her poem "Black Hole" and speaks about it. In her poem, she quotes and weaves in a line from Sarpong Osei Asamoah, our host's poem "Lost Dogs" published by Protean Magazine's website earlier this year. We hope you enjoy listening.2022-12-1104 min
canonPodcastPilot EpisodeOn this brief pilot episode of the pod, our host, Sarpong Osei Asamoah lays out the essentials: what CanonPodcast is and will sound like every episode, every season/anthology. Welcome to our debut! Thank you for listening.2022-10-0202 min
canonPodcastHi there, this is canonPod. Welcome!Sarpong Osei Asamoah introduces CanonPodcast, a poetry podcast speculates on what Ghana poetics and canon is.2022-09-1100 min
Books With Abena2. Author Spotlight - Ama Ata AidooIn this episode, I discuss Ghana's prominent female author, Ama Ata Aidoo.First Reading: Two Sisters read by Abena MaryanSecond Reading: Images of Africa at a Century's End read by Sarpong Osei AsamoahThird Reading: Changes: A Love Story read by Abena Maryan 2022-06-2818 min