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Kojo Baffoe

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July 12, 2010 Poetry

as an artist, the power of collaboration can never be under-stated. i do not get the opportunity to do much of it. a friend, nique88888, is an iphoneographer and has been chasing me about writing some random words inspired by his images - the pictures are inspiring, the problem has been with the writer. recently, nique twitpic’d the [...]

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7 in City Press

June 8, 2010 Lifestyle

Some may be aware of fact that I have had, for just under a year, a weekly column in the Entertainment Supplement of the City Press, now called 7 (previously City Pulse), where I share my thoughts on primarily ‘Popular Culture’, as well as general social things.  Every week, my column is also posted up [...]

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The Skin I’m In

March 24, 2010 Random

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg has a number of different experiential programmes that are designed to change and expand perspective. I have been fortunate to interact with the space quite a bit and, for the last four years, have spoken at the opening session of their programme for high schools students called [...]

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Poem: Children of the Stars

March 4, 2010 Poetry

This Saturday, Ghana celebrates its 53rd year as an independent nation. While I did not grow up in Ghana, I do feel a strong bond with the land of my ancestors and was raised with the pan-African ideals that Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah was instrumental in developing. I still believe in those and consider myself African [...]

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The Power of Po

November 3, 2009

The intention is, over time, to record little video clips of my poetry. Often, I get so caught up in how to do it properly, in terms of shooting, that I never get round to anything. This is a poem from my 2005 collection Voices In My Head. The internal debate: do I post the [...]

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The Collaboration

August 12, 2009 Poetry

Recently, I was humbled by a comment on my Imperfect Poetry blog from Thesz Eyz about one of my poems, closed doors. This space served as my ‘online poetry diary’ where I wrote and posted the results of my almost daily writing sessions. The poems are raw, unedited and often really just residues of potential [...]

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Kojo Baffoe – Staccato Rhythms

June 14, 2009 Poetry

Some say poetry is meant to speak for those who cannot speak. It is a tool for revolution. And those who can speak it, have a duty to only reside in that space & that spirit. This is a debate I have had with some of my peers, over the years. I believe the Word [...]

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Kojo Baffoe – Don’t Stop

June 12, 2009 Poetry

Is it strange to have a favourite poem, that you wrote? Well, not necessarily wrote but you were there and the pen was in your hand. Who knows where the words come from. Are we merely channelers? Vessels through which greater, higher beings speak? This is my favourite poem. And I was there when it [...]

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