List of Ghanaian poets
A
- Kobena Eyi Acquah (b. 1952)
- Adjei Agyei-Baah (b. 1977)
- Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey (b. 1988)
- G. Edzordzi Agbozo (b.1988)
- P. A. K. Aboagye (1925–2001)
- Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty (b. 1916)
- Padmore Enyonam Agbemabiese (b. 1965)
- Ama Ata Aidoo (b. 1942)
- Akwasi Aidoo (b. 1950)[1]
- Kofi Anyidoho (b. 1947)
- Raphael Armattoe (1913–1953)
- Kofi Awoonor (1935–2013)
- Awuah Mainoo Gabriel (b.1996]
B
- J. Benibengor Blay (b. 1915)
- Kwesi Brew (1928–2007)
- Nana Brew-Hammond
- Abena Busia (b. 1953)
- Akosua Busia (b. 1966)
C
- Gladys Casely-Hayford (1901–1950)
- Chief Moomen
D
- Nana Awere Damoah (b. 1975)
- Lawrence Darmani (b. 1956)
- Kwame Dawes (b. 1962)
- Joe de Graft (1924–1978)
- Michael Dei-Anang (1909–1977)
- Amu Djoleto (b. 1929)
- Cameron Duodu (b. 1937)
H
- Henneh Kyereh Kwaku is from Gonasua in the Bono Region of Ghana. In 2012, he was among 20 students to receive the President's Independence Day Awards.[3] He graduated from the University of Health and Allied Sciences with a Bachelor of Public Health degree in Disease Control. His chapbook, Revolution of the Scavengers was selected by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani as part of the 2020 New-Generation African Poets Series Boxset: SABA[4]. (born 1996)
K
- Ellis Ayitey Komey (1927–1972)
- Koo Kumi (b. 1994)
- Benjamin Kwakye (b. 1967)
L
- Kojo Laing (1946–2017)
O
- Atukwei Okai (1941–2018)
P
- Frank Kobina Parkes (1923–2004)
- Nii Parkes (b. 1974)
S
- Efua Sutherland (1924–1996)
- Sarpong Kumankoma (b.1996]
References
- Aidoo, Akwasi (15 November 2020). Rhythms of Dignity. ISBN 978-2359261004.
- https://www.hennensobserver.com/.../7503-when-you-see-the-african-abroad-a-poem-...
- "Students Receive Presidential Award | NDC UK". ndcuk.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Saba).
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