[ 2017-03-17 ]

Kinna Likimani, daughter of Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo is 100 percent Ghanaian made – Daughter
One of Africa’s best writers Ama Ata Aidoo is a
completely Ghanaian made creation, her daughter
Kinna Likimani has said.

Her creation starts from the stretches of roads in
the Central region which includes villages and
towns like Ekumfi Asaafa, Eyan Denkyira, Nkusunku
Nkwanta among many others through to Accra.

“Her feminism, pan-Africanism, socialism,
sensibilities, storytelling, experimentation with
form and her writing skills, everything is
Ghanaian made”, she added.

She said this at the launch of the Ama Ata Aidoo
Centre for Creative Writing at the African
University College of Communication on Thursday
March 16, 2017.

She is one of Ghana’s notable writers - whose
poetry, plays and books are widely read in Ghana
and across the world. She has been writing for
sixty years.

She is the recipient of many awards including: The
Gurrey Prize for Poetry; the Nelson Mandela Award
for Poetry; and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
She is the founder of Mbaasem Foundation, an
organisation to promote the work of Ghanaian and
African writers.

Source - GhanaWeb.com

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