I’m not quite feeling my current format of titling these grouped review posts. The previous one is “Short Reviews of a Kang, a Clemmons and a Manyika“. On one hand, a generic “Review ...
I have read a ton of books in previous years but I’ve neglected to comment about them on this blog (not a surprise). There are several I want to rescue from the silent abyss and will do so ...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/06/06/short-reviews-of-a-kang-a-clemmons-and-a-manyika/
I set myself a modest target of reading 50 books this year and already the Goodreads challenge-0-meter tells me I’m 5 books behind schedule. My reading slowed considerably in the first three ...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/05/02/a-year-to-date-reading-report-and-plans-for-may/
It’s 7:46am in Accra; and since it’s also Saturday April 28, I’m up for Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon, Planning: how I will do this year’s Readathon. The twice yearly reading event was st...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/28/currently-im-up-for-the-readathon/
Some Ghanaian folks who dial the wrong number have the most infuriating manners. Here is a poet’s response. Enjoy! WRONG NUMBER NUMBER TWO No, There’s no “Mr. Coleman” here. And no, no. Y...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/25/wrong-number-number-two-by-ama-ata-aidoo-poetrymonth/
Wana Udobang (MissWanaWana) is a journalist, poet and filmmaker. She lives in Lagos. Her spoken word album, In Memory of Forgetting, is available on iTunes. Also do check out her documentaries. (...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/24/the-banquet-by-wana-udobang-poetrymonth/
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo is a Kenyan poet. She was shortlisted for the 2015 Brunel University African Poetry Prize. Her poetry has appeared in many journals. She has published two collections of p...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/20/bathing-in-lake-victoria-by-ngwatilo-mawiyoo-poetrymonth/
Poetra Asantewa is a Ghanaian poet, performer, writer and designer. Her debut EP, Naked Ones, was released in 2015 (listen on SoundCloud). This poem is stunning and sobering. Mathematician You’...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/16/mathematician-by-poetra-asantewa-poetrymonth/
Susan Kiguli is a Ugandan poet and a literary scholar. Her first collection of poetry, The African Saga, won the National Book Trust of Uganda Poetry Award in 1999. I was introduced to her w...
https://kinnareads.com/2018/04/10/my-mother-in-three-photographs-by-susan-kiguli-poetrymonth/
Yewande Omotoso’s The Woman Next Door is among ten books listed on the International Dublin Literary Award’s 2018 shortlist. The shortlist was announced on April 5th, 2018. The book, about ...