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MEMBER BLOG TAG: novisi dzitrie

Friday, March 6, 2009 11:41AM
 
Ghana Journal: Poet Novisi Dzitrie
Tags: ghana, poetry, laban carrick hill, novisi dzitrie, ghana poetry project, world literature, african literature
 
The Ghana Poetry Project

Featured Poet: Novisi Dzitrie reading “Ol’ Driver Grand-Papa”



Watch the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1GS2B6M_Cw

Novisi Dzitrie comments on his own work and on poetry in Ghana:

As a young poet I feel there is a generational gap so far as the literary scene and the poetry scene for that matter in Ghana is concerned in that we have not consciously or otherwise followed the exploits of trailblazers like Ama Atta Aidoo and Ayikwe Armah.

This I believe poses a great challenge for the young writers in Ghana today. I recall the joy I had when...
 
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