Kofi Anyidoho

Kofi Anyidoho
Born (1947-07-25) 25 July 1947 (age 77)
Wheta, Volta Region, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationUniversity of Ghana; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Texas
Occupation(s)Poet and academic
OrganisationUniversity of Ghana

Kofi Anyidoho (born 25 July 1947) is a Ghanaian poet and academic who comes from a family tradition of Ewe poets and oral artists.[1][2] He is currently Professor of Literature at the University of Ghana.[3][4]

He has received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Valco Fund Literary Award, the Langston Hughes Prize, the BBC Arts and Africa Poetry Award, the Fania Kruger Fellowship for Poetry of Social Vision, Poet of the Year (Ghana), and the Ghana Book Award.[5]

  1. ^ "Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana)", UNESCO.
  2. ^ "Anyidoho, Kofi 1947– | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ^ "Profile of Prof. Kofi Anyidoho" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.
  4. ^ "'I weep for my beloved party' - Koku Anyidoho on change in NDC parliamentary leadership - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyonline. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  5. ^ Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African Literature. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-134-58223-5. OCLC 1062304793. Retrieved 2018-12-04.