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ALIKO SONGOLO <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>Koffi Awoonor was indeed a giant. I met him in the early 70's when he was a
>guest of the Iowa International Writers' Workshop. He may have been working
>on *This Earth, My Brother*, and he most likely completed *The Breast of
>the Earth* there. I have occasionally taught the former title over the
>years. I last saw him at the African Literature Association conference in
>Accra in 2006. All of us in the African Literature Association probably
>know him through the poetry of his cousin Koffi Anyidoho, who spent many
>years in the US, but has been a professor at the University of Ghana, Legon
>for a long time. My heartfelt condolences to the family, especially to
>Anyidoho who always spoke about him with great affection. May his soul rest
>in peace.
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>aS
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>On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Emilie Songolo
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>> We have indeed lost a giant in Poet Koffi Awoonor. He was in Nairobi for
>> the Storymoja Hay Festival and to help celebrate some new initiatives in
>> African poetry, and his new book, “Promise of Hope: New and Selected
>> Poems.” Kwame Dawes who was at the Storymoja with him just posted a piece
>> with more details on the Wall Street Journal blog
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>> http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/22/poet-kofi-awoonor-killed-in-terrorist-attack-at-nairobi-mall/
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>> Rest In Peace,
>> --Emilie Songolo
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