Kofi Awoonor, Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (born 1935)

Kofi Awoonor

Ghanaian poet and author (1935–2013)

Kofi Awoonor 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, and was also…