Kofi Awoonor

Kofi Awoonor The Ghanaian poet From Wheta, Volta Region, How to understand his base, The base of the Ewe people, The oral and folk traditions of it? A poet mythical, symbolical, He is of old glory, Old song That he seeks to derive And draw from, Delve deep and dwell far. Awoonor the African poet, The Ghanaian poet Of the Ewe people and songs Singing the folk song Embroidered with motifs And beliefs, Myths and legends. Night of My Blood, The masterpiece poetical work, The magnum opus Tells of the neglect Of the old gods, A dirge commemorating Their burial. How to resurrect, rejuvenate, Reorient the tales, Tales of Africa, The Dark Continent So vibrant with myth and mysticism Of darkness? The poet whistling The narratives of the forefathers, The African ancestors, Piping and gliding down, Telling of the drum beats Into the hamlet homes or on farms.