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    Kofi Awoonor

    Kofi Awoonor

    Kofi Awoonor (dem born am as George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) na he be Ghanaian poet den author wey ein work combine dem poetic traditions of ein native Ewe people den contemporary den religious symbolism so say ego depict Africa for de decolonization tym. He start dey rep plus de name George Awoonor-Williams,[1] wey dem sana publish as Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor. He teach African literature for University of Ghana. Na Professor Awoonor dey among menners wey dem kill for September 2013 attack for Westgate shopping mall wey dey Nairobi, Kenya insyd, wer na he be sam participant for Storymoja Hay Festival.[2][3][4]

    Ein early life den education

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    Na dem born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams insyd Wheta,[5] insyd dem Volta Region of wat na then ebe de Gold Coast, present-day Ghana. Na he be de eldest of 10 kiddies insyd de family.[6&#

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    Kofi Awoonor

    Ghanaian poet and author (1935–2013)

    Kofi Awoonor (born George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams; 13 March 1935 – 21 September 2013) was a Ghanaian poet, author and diplomat. His work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people with contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization. He started writing under the name George Awoonor-Williams,[1] and was also published as Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor. He taught African literature at the University of Ghana. Professor Awoonor was among those who were killed in the September 2013 attack at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was a participant at the Storymoja Hay Festival.[2][3][4]

    Early life

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    George Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor-Williams was born in Wheta,[5] in the Volta region of what was then the Gold Coast, present-day Ghana. He was the eldest of 10 children in the family.[6] He was a paternal descendant of t

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    Biography

    b. 1935-2013, Wheta, Ghana

    Kofi Awoonor was born in 1935 in Wheta, Ghana. A critically acclaimed poet and a stateman, Awoonor fryst vatten the author of the 1971 poetry collection titled Night of my Blood. Other collections include: Ride Me, Memory (1973), The House by the Sea (1978), Until the Morning After (1987), The Promise of Hope: New and Selected Poems 1964-2013 (2014), and a novel titled This Earth, My Brother (1971). Awoonor attended the University of Ghana, Legon. He was awarded prizes such as Gurrey prize (1959), Commonwealth poetry award (1989), Ghana Association of Writers distinguished authors award (1991) and ECRAG national award for poetry in 1992 and 1994 respectively. He was killed in 2013 during the attack on West Mall Gate, Kenya.

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    Poetry in English Published as Kofi Awoonor

    Appiah, Anthony, and Henry Loui