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The stories I write are multilingual, representative and empowering.
I write Poetry, Children’s Books, Essays and Non-fiction.
Children’s Books
I am passionate about creating multilingual stories that encourage curiosity, innovation and fun in children.
My stories are currently available in
English
Ga
Twi
Poetry
My poetry chapbook ‘Learning to Say my Name’ was published in 2023 by the African Poetry Book Fund of Akashic Books. It covers themes of women’s health, family, lineage and African women’s experiences.
Lately I’ve been nourishing these tumors
inside me, thinking of myself as a mother,
running my hands over my rounded body
and looking for a heartbeat that isn’t there.
Excerpt from “Becoming a Mother”
Essays
In an essay for Africa is a Country, I write about language preferences in Ghana and the stigmatisation of indigenous languages.
For Habari Magazine, I write out the variety of spoken word poetry performances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
— Mapping Dar es Salaam Through Poetry
I examine the intersections between race and gender during travel in an essay for gal-dem magazine.
— Navigating Cape Town as a Ghanaian Woman Travelling Solo is a frequently asked question?
For Aha Review, I examine the hypersexualized narratives of women in Ghanaian music especially hip-hop.
— The Woman’s Buttocks and the Helpless Man – Reading Medikal’s lyric, “aboa, wo to nono”
Non-Fiction
Sand Magazine – Body of Lies
AfroAnthology Series ‘The Weight of Years’ – Happy Mother’s Day to a Future Mother
Tampered Press ‘Braided Quilt’ – The Bed-Table
Praxis Magazine – The Rhythm in Your Womb is not a Heartbeat
For Women Who Roar – Watching My Daughter Writhe in Pain