The African-American and other Poems

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About the Author

The African-American Poems and other Kwasi Osei-Kuffuor Kwasi was born in Kumasi, Ghana. He obtained his fi rst degree at the University of Ghana, Legon (1990), where he read English and history. He moved to England to do a post-graduate diploma (2001) in ethics at Keele University, Staffordshire, and a master’s degree in refugee studies (2003) at the University of East London, with special interest in the psychosocial wellness of refugees. A further degree was obtained at King’s College, London (2007) to enhance his interest in psychiatry. His poetry ‘The African Speaks’ fi rst appeared in The voice, a newspaper that brings to the fore issues and concerns of black minority ethnic groups (BME) within the UK, in 1997, followed by, ‘Azania’ in 1998. Subsequent articles and poetry which described the experiences and challenges of Africans in Diaspora were published fortnightly in Ghana Today a UK newspaper from 2001–2002. The African-American and other Poems is his fi rst and complete work for poetry. The author at present lives in Bedfordshire, England.